In re McDowell
California Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
Filed 10/15/20; Opinion following transfer from Supreme Court CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FIVE In re DONALD WILLIAM MCDOWELL A157020 on Habeas Corpus. (Sonoma County Super. Ct. No. SCR33484) Donald McDowell and Tyson Hutchison planned and executed a burglary and an attempted armed robbery of a drug dealer. Hutchison shot and killed the drug dealer. Although he was not the actual killer, McDowell was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole after a jury convicted him of, among other…
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- In Re DixonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
- People v. ClarkCalifornia Supreme Court · 2016
- People v. ChunCalifornia Supreme Court · 2009
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