Legal Opinion

People v. Birdwell

California Court of Appeal

Decided August 16, 1967No. Crim. 3440PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRAY, J. *

Defendant appeals from judgment of conviction of the crime of attempted murder.

Questions Presented

1. Was defendant given inadequate legal representation and hence denied his constitutional right to the aid of counsel ?

2. Do Escobedo, Dorado, Miranda and Aranda apply to Brinsfield’s extrajudicial statements implicating defendant ?

3. Was the evidence sufficient ?

4. Was there double punishment in the imposition of concurrent sentences for (a) armed robbery and attempted murder, (b) armed robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery ?

Record

A three-count information was filed against…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Neal v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1960
  4. People v. ArandaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
  5. People v. IbarraCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. People v. ChapmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
  2. People v. PrinceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
  3. People v. SuttonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
  4. People v. FosterCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988
  5. People v. Jesse F.California Court of Appeal · 1982

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