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People v. Heilman

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 27, 1994No. D019082PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

HUFFMAN, Acting P. J.

After months of harassing his ex-girlfriend, appellant Thomas John Heilman went to her place of employment in a rental car and waited for her to arrive. When the hapless victim arrived, Heilman confronted her with a loaded pistol, shot her in the stomach at point-blank range, ripped the public phone from the wall so she could not call for help, and fled.

Following a court trial, Heilman was convicted of first degree murder with the use of a firearm (Pen. Code, 2 §§ 187, 189, and 12022.5, subd. (a)), violating a court order (§ 273.6, subd. (a)), and stalking (§…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Screws v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Boyce Motor Lines, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  3. Walker v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Smith v. PetersonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1955
  5. People v. MirmiraniCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. UrrutiaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  2. People v. SullivanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2007
  3. Nicholson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2012
  4. State v. OrselloSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1996
  5. State v. RuckerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1999

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