Legal Opinion
People v. McElheny
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 19, 1982No. Crim. 13408PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COLOGNE, J.
Mark Albert McElheny appeals his jury-tried conviction and sentence to prison for robbery and burglary, both with personal use of a firearm (Pen. Code, §§211, 459 and 12022.5), 1 and for assault on a peace officer and assault with a deadly weapon, both while armed with a firearm (§§ 245, subd. (b), 245, subd. (a), and 12022, subd. (a)).
On July 17, 1980, McElheny and his accomplice, John Gafney, carried out their plan to rob Marie Callendar’s restaurant in Fullerton. Wearing ski masks and using a pistol and shotgun, the gunmen obtained $4,000 from the safe, forced the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Stroble v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by12 opinions
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