Legal Opinion
People v. Guzman
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 22, 1975No. Crim. 25166PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WHYTE, J. *
Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction of first degree murder, a violation of Penal Code section L87, and a. finding that he used a firearm at the time of the commission of the offense.
On February 3, 1973, at approximately 5:45 p.m., Benjamin Kerman, the owner of Carson Jewelers in the City of Carson was shot and killed in the course of a robbery or attempted robbery of the store. Appellant and one Robert Donner were jointly accused of the commission of the offense. According to the policy theory Donner acted as decoy and lookout during the commission of the…
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