Legal Opinion
People v. Jackson
California Supreme Court
Decided July 25, 1967No. Crim. No. 8910PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTraynor, C. J.
A judgment convicting defendant of first degree murder and sentencing him to death was affirmed on appeal. (People v. Jackson (1963) 59 Cal.2d 375 [29 Cal.Rptr. 505, 379 P.2d 937].) Thereafter, because of errors condemned in People v. Morse (1964) 60 Cal.2d 631 [36 Cal.Rptr. 201, 388 P.2d 33, 12 A.L.R.3d 810], we issued a writ of habeas corpus and reversed the judgment insofar as it related to penalty. (In re Jackson (1964) 61 Cal.2d 500 [39 Cal.Rptr. 220, 393 P.2d 420].) Upon retrial, defendant waived a jury trial, and the court fixed the penalty at death. This appeal is automatic. (Pen.…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Harrison v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Commonwealth v. PadgettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- People v. MorseCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
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- In Re JacksonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
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