Legal Opinion
People v. Mendias
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 15, 1993No. B063838PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WOODS (Fred), J.
Charged with the willful, deliberate, premeditated attempted murder (Pen. Code, 1 §§ 664/187) of his 15-year-old son, appellant was convicted of assault with a firearm (§ 245, subd. (a)(2)). The jury found true gun use (§ 12022.5) and great bodily injury (§ 12022.7) allegations. Prior felony conviction (§ 667, subd. (a)) and habitual offender (§ 667.7) allegations were bifurcated and, after appellant waived jury, found true by the court. Pursuant to section 667.7, appellant was sentenced to state prison for life, not eligible for parole before 20 years. The 19-year…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- People v. JacksonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
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3Cited by9 opinions
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