Legal Opinion
In Re Dennis
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 28, 1975No. Crim. 13386PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DEVINE, J. *
The People appeal from an order granting a petition for writ of habeas corpus the effect of which is to strike the judgment by the plea of guilt under section 209 of the Penal Code and to substitute therefor conviction under section 207 of that code. This would impose upon petitioner a sentence with possibility of parole in place of his present conviction under section 209 which decrees life imprisonment without possibility of parole.
Order of the Superior Court
The order of the superior court granting the writ is based upon the proposition that it could not have been proved…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- People v. MartinezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
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