Legal Opinion
People v. Stafford
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 24, 1966No. Crim. 193PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN (R. M.), J.
The defendant appeals from a judgment entered pursuant to a conviction by a jury for assault with intent to commit murder, in violation of section 217 of the Penal Code, and contends that a confession was obtained from him in violation of his constitutional rights and was improperly received in evidence.
The defendant is 43 years of age and prior to this occurrence had never been arrested. He was retired from the Air Force in July 1963. In the early morning hours of August 17, 1964, he assaulted one David Stairs, in the presence of an eyewitness, by firing four shots from a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- People v. DoradoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
- People v. SmithCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- People v. WingoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
- People v. JohnsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
- People v. SalcidoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
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