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People v. Whitson

California Supreme Court

Decided December 29, 1944No. Crim. 4581PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCurtis, J.

The defendants, Benjamin H. Whitson and Thomas Earl Brigance, were jointly charged with the murder of Police Officer George C. Haas, in the first count of an information. They were charged with the robbery of the cashier of the Oaks Club, a card club, situated near the corner of Park Street and San Pablo Avenue in Emeryville, in the second count of the information. The defendant Brigance was also charged with a prior conviction of the crime of second degree murder in the State of Missouri, which he admitted upon arraignment. Whitson, a baker in the navy, is the brother-in-law of Brigance, who…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. FosterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1926
  2. People v. KeillyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1942
  3. People v. JoriCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1929
  4. People v. RamirezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1937
  5. People v. TracyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1937

3Cited by29 opinions

  1. People v. TeitelbaumCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958
  2. Buckley v. CoreyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1964
  3. People v. LindseyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1949
  4. People v. RubioCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
  5. People v. FreemanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978

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