Legal Opinion
People v. Lawrence
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 12, 1972No. Crim. 4863PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KERRIGAN, J.
Convicted by a jury of conspiracy to murder Warren Hudson (Pen. Code, § 182, subd. 1), the defendant, Gerald George Lawrence, Jr., waived a jury trial on the penalty issue and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
In 1968 Lawrence Allen Fassler headed a massive narcotics smuggling ring, with its base in Culiacan, Mexico. Marijuana was packaged in Mexico by a crew of 40-80 Nationals. The packaged contraband was ordinarily flown to Tucson, Arizona, and thereafter transported by truck to San Francisco, California, for sale. Fassler directed U. S. operations. The defendant, Gerald…
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