Legal Opinion
People v. Jacinto
California Supreme Court
Decided May 27, 2010No. S164011PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WERDEGAR, J.
In the circumstances of this case, did the deportation of the sole witness favorable to the defense violate defendant’s federal and state constitutional rights to the compulsory attendance of witnesses in his favor? Reversing the trial court, the Court of Appeal held it did not. We affirm.
Facts1
On May 12, 2006, Eric Garcia and victim Victor Retana went to a restaurant in Santa Rosa and put $10 into the jukebox. When a technical problem caused the music suddenly to stop playing, they asked the restaurant owner for a refund. At the time, defendant Armando Monter Jacinto and…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Shelley v. KraemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Burton v. Wilmington Parking AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Taylor v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by9 opinions
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