Legal Opinion

People v. Floyd

California Supreme Court

Decided January 27, 1970No. Crim. 12226PublishedCited by 242 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*702Opinion

BURKE, J.

A jury found Barry Floyd and Johnny Milton guilty of first degree robbery (Pen. Code, § 211) and first degree murder (Pen Code, § 187) and sentenced them to death. This appeal is automatic. (Pen. Code, § 1239, subd. (b).)

On January 10, 1967, about 1 p.m., a Los Angeles Rapid Transit District busdriver, named Hartzel, was robbed, shot and killed by two male passengers. Two other passengers identified Floyd and one passenger identified Milton as the robbers; Floyd was identified as the triggerman. An eyewitness outside the bus observed Floyd and Milton fleeing; he identified…

2Cases cited80 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by242 opinions

  1. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. People v. WheelerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
  3. People v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
  4. People v. AndersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1987
  5. People v. BeagleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972

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