Legal Opinion
People v. Velasquez
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 19, 1984No. Crim. 44785PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ASHBY, J.
While in Los Angeles county jail on a charge of attempted murder, appellant was found in possession of a handmade knife. He was convicted by a jury of violating Penal Code section 4574, and he was sentenced to state prison.
On the evening of February 12, 1983, Deputy Sheriff Koeth was on duty as “module officer” at the Los Angeles county jail, and it was his duty to check the prisoners. He went to appellant’s cell, and observed appellant in a kneeling position sharpening a jail-made knife, commonly called a shank, by scraping or filing it on the concrete floor of the cell. He…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- People v. LovercampCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
- People v. KingCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
- People v. CondleyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
- People v. WellsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
- People v. WellsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1945
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- United States v. Steven HoltCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- United States v. MarquezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
- People v. SaavedraCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2007
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