Legal Opinion
People v. Gregg
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 17, 1970No. Crim. 5440PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FRIEDMAN, J.
On rehearing. On January 15, 1970, we filed an unreported decision affirming defendant’s conviction of marijuana sale and possession for sale. On January 27 the State Supreme Court filed its decision in People v. Moran, Cal.3d 755 [83 Cal.Rptr. 411, 463 P.2d 763], which caused us to doubt our decision’s compatibility with California law. We therefore ordered a rehearing on our own motion.
The pivotal question here is whether the defense of entrapment may be claimed where there is no evidence that the person instigating the crime was a police agent. Credible or not,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Sorrells v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- People v. CarmenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
- People v. BenfordCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
- People v. MoranCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by23 opinions
- People v. SobiekCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
- People v. McIntireCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- County of Orange v. HeimCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
- Ng v. State Personnel BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
- People v. SavalaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1981
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