Legal Opinion
People v. Santos
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 26, 1972No. Crim. 20243PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
THE COURT.
Defendant was charged by information with murder. (Pen. Code, § 187.) He pleaded not guilty. A motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a search warrant was denied. A motion to suppress a tape-recorded conversation betweén defendant and his wife was also denied. A motion to suppress certain admissions made by defendant to a polygraph interviewer and to investigating officers was granted. A jury was impaneled and presentation of evidence commenced. Defendant then withdrew his not guilty plea and pleaded guilty to first degree murder with the understanding that he would…
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