Legal Opinion

People v. Chojnacky

California Supreme Court

Decided January 30, 1973No. Crim. 16385PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BURKE, J.

A jury found Kenneth Ray Chojnacky guilty of robbery and determined that the crime was of the first degree and that he was armed with a deadly weapon at the time of the offense. A prison sentence was imposed, and defendant appeals from the judgment.

Defendant contends that (1) under United States v. Wade, 388 U.S. 218 [18 L.Ed.2d 1149, 87 S.Ct. 1926], and Gilbert v. California, 388 U.S. 263 [18 L.Ed.2d 1178, 87 S.Ct. 1951], it was error to admit certain identification testimony and (2) prosecutorial misconduct requires a reversal of the judgment. We reject the first contention…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  4. Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. People v. GreenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
  2. People v. CoffmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 2004
  3. People v. Chi Ko WongCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Donaldson v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
  5. State v. PackardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981

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