Legal Opinion
People v. Frye
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 15, 1985No. D001356PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LEWIS, J. *
Thomas Gaston Frye and Kim Leffingwell appeal their jointly tried burglary convictions (Pen. Code, § 459). Both contend no substantial evidence supports the judgment. Leffingwell also asserts the court improperly (1) excluded as hearsay his postarrest statement to the arresting officer and (2) refused his proposed jury instruction. Frye additionally asserts prosecutorial misconduct during his own cross-examination.
About 1:15 a.m., Nancy R. saw two men standing beside her neighbor Doray’s home. Twenty minutes later, Nancy R. saw a shadow move across Doray’s bedroom window.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
- People v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
- People v. BeemanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
- People v. SearsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- People v. AndersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by11 opinions
- People v. FauberCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
- San Diego County Department of Social Services v. WalkerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
- People v. MartinezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1989
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- Molinaro v. Molinaro, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019
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