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People v. Smith

California Court of Appeal

Decided September 24, 1997No. C012464PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BLEASE, Acting P. J.

The defendant, Reginald Calvin Smith, was convicted after a jury trial of the offense of assault with a deadly weapon (ADW) upon the person of a peace officer, Penal Code section 245, subdivision (c). 1 Imposition of sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation on condition he serve five months in the county jail.

The incident arose when a line of police officers blocked traffic on a highway. According to the defendant he had been directed by an officer to drive his car forward; he did so and his car inadvertently struck an officer.

The defendant contends the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  2. Keeler v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
  3. People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981
  4. People v. CarmenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
  5. People v. PrettymanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. People v. HugginsCalifornia Supreme Court · 2006
  2. People v. WilliamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
  3. People v. CookCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
  4. People v. WrightCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2002
  5. Marich v. MGM/UA TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.California Court of Appeal · 2003

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