Legal Opinion
People v. Russell
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 25, 1934No. Crim. No. 1802PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNourse, P. J.
On October 17, 1932, the appellant was sentenced to the state penitentiary at Folsom following a conviction on two separate violations of section 288 of the Penal Code and a finding of two prior convictions of felony in a foreign state. On his appeal the judgment and the order denying him a new trial were affirmed. (People v. Russell, 131 Cal. App. 646 [21 Pac. (2d) 959].)
On February 19, 1934, the appellant filed a motion to vacate the judgment on three grounds — that he was not given an opportunity to secure counsel, that he was not confronted with the witnesses regarding his prior…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Dowdell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Schwab v. BerggrenSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- People v. DavisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1904
- Hogan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1929
- Southerland v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1911
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3Cited by14 opinions
- People v. ClarkCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1938
- People v. MartinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947
- People v. WardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1950
- People v. CookCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1950
- People v. RyanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
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