Legal Opinion

In Re Barker

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 24, 2007No. A114686PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

RICHMAN, J.

In 1977, 16-year-old David Barker participated with his friend Barry Braeseke in the killing of Braeseke’s parents and grandfather. Braeseke shot his parents and Barker shot the grandfather, after first hitting him several times on the head with a chisel. Tried as an adult, Barker was convicted of two counts of second degree murder and one count of first degree murder. Now almost age 47, Barker has been in state prison for 29 years, during which time he has participated in numerous self-help programs, obtained his General Education Diploma (G.E.D.), earned 45 units of…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  2. Johnson v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Thompson v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. Stanford v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Henslee v. Union Planters National Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. In re LawrenceCalifornia Supreme Court · 2008
  2. In Re PratherCalifornia Supreme Court · 2010
  3. People v. MendezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2010
  4. In Re NunezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009
  5. McCarns v. DexterDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2008

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