Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

People v. Jacobs

California Court of Appeal

Decided November 9, 1987No. B017565PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

EPSTEIN, J. *

Defendants Arthur Jacobs (Jacobs) and Thomas Owen (Owen) were jointly tried and each convicted of second degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187) 1 and assault with a firearm (§ 245, subd. (a)(2)). The jury also found that Jacobs had been armed with a shotgun (§ 12022, subd. (a)), and that Owen had personally used a shotgun in the commission of the crime (§ 12022.5). Jacobs was sentenced to an aggregate term of 20 years to life in state prison. (The term was comprised of fifteen years for second degree murder, one year for the armed enhancement, and four years for the assault…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Richardson v. MarshSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. People v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980

28 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. People v. HayesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
  2. People v. MitchamCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
  3. People v. WilliamsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009
  4. People v. BoydCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1990
  5. Mike Davidov Company v. IssodCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000

7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API