Legal Opinion
People v. Griffin
California Supreme Court
Decided April 25, 1967No. Crim. 10308PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTraynor, C. J.
Defendant was sentenced to death for the murder of Essie Mae Hodson. This appeal is automatic. (Pen. Code, § 1239, subd. (b).)
There have been three trials. In the first, defendant was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to death. On automatic appeal we affirmed the judgment. (People v. Griffin, 60 Cal.2d 182 [32 Cal.Rptr. 24, 383 P.2d 432].) The United States Supreme Court reversed on the ground that the prosecutor’s comments and the trial court’s instructions to the jury concerning defendant’s failure to take the stand and testify violated the self-incrimination clause of the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by103 opinions
- People v. BeamonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
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- Stone v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
- People v. TerryCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
- People v. CampbellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994
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