Legal Opinion
People v. Phillips
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 5, 1969No. Crim. 14950PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
This is an appeal from a conviction of second degree murder on retrial after reversal by the Supreme Court without directions of an earlier conviction. (People v. Phillips, 64 Cal.2d 574 [51 Cal.Rptr. 225, 414 P.2d 353].)
Facts
The evidence at trial was that 11-year-old Linda Epping was suffering from a cancer of the eye. Her parents had been advised that a radical operation involving removal of the eye and surrounding tissue, including the lid, was necessary to her treatment. After considerable hesitation, they had agreed to the operation to be performed at the UCLA Medical Center. On the eve…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- United States v. EwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. TateoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- People v. HendersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
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3Cited by13 opinions
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