Legal Opinion
People v. Brock
California Supreme Court
Decided February 28, 1985No. Crim. 23650PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BROUSSARD, J.
Defendant appeals from a conviction of second degree murder and unlawful administration of methamphetamine. The principal question on appeal is whether the trial court erred in allowing the prosecution to introduce the preliminary hearing testimony of a key witness who was unavailable to testify at the trial.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
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