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People v. Earl

California Court of Appeal

Decided January 10, 1973No. Crim. 10991PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BROWN (H. C.), J.

Appellant appeals from his conviction of first degree murder for which he was sentenced to death and from the convictions of two counts of burglary in the first degree and attempted kidnaping. The automatic appeal to the Supreme Court was transferred to the Court of Appeal by virtue of the decision of People v. Anderson, 6 Cal.3d 628 [100 Cal.Rptr. 152, 493 P.2d 880], holding the death penalty to be unconstitutional.

The killing occurred when appellant was stopped by a private security guard for suspicion of shoplifting. The first degree murder conviction stemmed from…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. People v. AndersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  2. People v. WashingtonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
  3. People v. PhillipsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
  4. People v. BassettCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  5. People v. WilliamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. People v. HoltCalifornia Supreme Court · 1997
  2. People v. DuranCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  3. People v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
  4. People v. Vela PradoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
  5. People v. FullerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978

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