Legal Opinion

People v. Williams

California Supreme Court

Decided June 22, 1989No. S004450. Crim. 22630; Crim. 24736PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

KAUFMAN, J.

Defendant and his brother Fredrick Williams were indicted in Placer County for the rape (Pen. Code, § 261, subd. (3)),1 robbery (§ 211), kidnapping (§ 207), kidnapping for purposes of robbery (§ 209) and murder (§ 187) of Heather Mead. Both men were also charged with burglary. (§ 459.) Special circumstances of murder committed during the commission or attempted commission of rape, robbery, kidnapping, kidnapping for purposes of robbery and burglary were alleged (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(17)), as were allegations of having been armed with (§ 12022) and of having personally used a…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Welsh v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Harold B. Dorman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970

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3Cited by66 opinions

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