Legal Opinion

People v. Humphries

California Court of Appeal

Decided September 30, 1986No. B017032PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

EPSTEIN, J. *

Joseph Conrad Humphries appeals from the judgment of conviction imposed after his second trial for murder with a special circumstance. We will affirm the judgment.

Procedural Summary

Theresa Berry was murdered on November 3, 1977. In an information filed the following June, defendant was charged with conspiracy to murder and to rape (Pen. Code, §§ 182/187, 261, subds. (2), (3)), forcible rape, and murder. Three special circumstances were charged with the murder: felony-murder, based on kidnapping and rape, and murder for pecuniary gain. The conspiracy count alleged an…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  4. People v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
  5. People v. GreenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  4. State v. LewisCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2007
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