Legal Opinion
People v. Wells
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 23, 1968No. Crim. 1891PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFriedman, J.
In 1944 a jury convicted defendant
Wells, a prisoner in Folsom State Prison, of possessing a knife in violation of Penal Code section 4502. He was sentenced to the term of not less than five years then fixed by that statute. He had discharged his attorney during the trial and conducted his appeal without counsel. His brief was prepared by -a fellow inmate. This court affirmed the conviction. (People v. Wells (1945) 68 Cal.App.2d 476 [156 P.2d 979].)
In 1947 another prison affray resulted in Wells’ conviction of aggravated assault by a prisoner serving a life sentence, a violation of Penal Code…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Carnley v. CochranSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by28 opinions
- People v. NewtonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
- People v. BarnumCalifornia Supreme Court · 2003
- People v. CervantesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
- People v. JacksonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
- People v. SolomosCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
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