Legal Opinion
People v. Shipe
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 24, 1975No. Crim. 1490PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GARGANO, J.
After jury trial, appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree, Because' we have concluded that his constitutional right of confrontation was violated, we reverse the judgment.
On March 1, 1972, Alva Hugh Kroupa, a dealer in marijuana and restricted dangerous drugs, was found murdered in his small cottage in Fresno, California; Kroupa had been stabbed 32 times with a knife apparently wielded by a left-handed person who cut himself in the hand during the stabbing.
On the afternoon of March 2, 1972, Gary Crawley, appellant and appellant’s stepbrother, Marc Setencich,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Dutton v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Douglas v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Frazier v. CuppSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Blake v. EckerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
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