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Ureta v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided January 31, 1962No. Civ. 20258PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBray, P. J.

Petition for writ of prohibition to restrain the Superior Court of Monterey County from proceeding further in the prosecution of a charge of violation of section 187, Penal Code (murder).

Question Presented

Is the corpus delicti proved by showing merely that the death was caused by morphine poisoning ?

Record

Petitioner was charged with the crime of murder. After being held to answer at the preliminary examination, petitioner moved the superior court, under section 995, to set aside the information. On the denial of his motion petitioner filed his petition herein.

Disregarding, as we must, in…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. People v. CullenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
  2. People v. RobertsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
  3. People v. MehaffeyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
  4. People v. IvesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
  5. People v. PoindexterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1958

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. People v. AlvarezCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Commonwealth v. CatalinaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
  3. People v. MansonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
  4. People v. WongCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
  5. United States v. MogliaUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1977

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