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People v. Van Houten

California Court of Appeal

Decided December 15, 1980No. Docket Nos. 33752, 37644PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BAFFA, J. *

I

Leslie Van Houten was convicted in 1971 of two counts of murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder, along with codefendants, Charles Manson, Patricia Krenwinkel and Susan Atkins. After the penalty phase, the same jury imposed death sentences upon all defendants. The resulting judgment was appealed directly to the Supreme Court, and while the case was pending, the Supreme Court decided People v. Anderson (1972) 6 Cal.3d.628 [100 Cal.Rptr. 152, 493 P.2d 880], invalidating the death penalty. The appeals were then transferred to the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. People v. PopeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
  3. People v. AndersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  4. People v. LyonsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1958
  5. People v. CollinsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. People v. WilliamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1997
  2. People v. MinceyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
  3. People v. BurgenerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1986
  4. United States v. FernandezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  5. People v. DiazCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984

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