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People v. Trujillo

California Supreme Court

Decided June 15, 1948No. Crim. 4845PublishedCited by 101 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEdmonds, J.

Joseph Trujillo and Ernest Woodmansee were indicted for the murder of Charles Odom. Trujillo was found guilty of murder in the first degree without recommendation and sentenced to death. Woodmansee was convicted of murder in the first degree, with the recommendation that he be confined to the state prison for life.

The body of Charles Odom, a special police officer in San Francisco, was found shortly after 5 a. m. on the morning of September 10, 1946, at Dan’s Creamery. The body was slumped on the ground, with a scarf around the neck. A hammer, screw driver, ripping bar, flashlight, pliers,…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. People v. AdamsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
  2. People v. YeagerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1924
  3. People v. WilsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
  4. People v. PeeteCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1921
  5. Greenberg v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942

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3Cited by101 opinions

  1. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. People v. LopezCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
  3. People v. CollinsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  4. People v. GallardoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
  5. People v. EllisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966

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