Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

People v. Sons

California Court of Appeal

Decided June 19, 2008No. B192825PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

YEGAN, Acting P. J.

This opinion hopefully brings an end to the continuing legal saga of the People of the State of California versus Bruce Lynn Sons. Appellant was originally charged with special circumstances first degree murder in Kern County for having killed California Highway Patrolman Richard Maxwell. A jury convicted him of special circumstances first degree murder but spared his life. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. The judgment was affirmed by the Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District. (People v. Sons (Mar. 3, 1999, F023776)…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Auto Equity Sales, Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
  4. People v. StanleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
  5. People v. ColeCalifornia Supreme Court · 2004

17 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Shaw v. County of Santa CruzCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2008
  2. State v. TorrezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2013
  3. People v. Iraheta, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2017
  4. People v. ShrierCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2010
  5. Obi v. Los Angeles County Sheriff's etc. CA2/2California Court of Appeal · 2020

6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API