Legal Opinion
People v. Hurlic
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 5, 1971No. Crim. 18069PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KAUS, P. J.
Defendant, who at the time of the commission of the offense was only 17 years old, appeals from a conviction of murder in the first degree. A second count, charging a like offense, was dismissed at the time of sentence.
The dead bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Diosdado were found by Mrs. Diosdado’s brother at their feed store on December 19, 1968. The cash register drawer was open and empty. There were some coins on the floor.
Apart from this evidence of the corpus delicti, the record contains nothing but defendant’s confession. It is the admissibility of that confession which is the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Frazier v. CuppSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Rogers v. RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Blackburn v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- People v. DoradoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- State v. VargusSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1977
- People v. SergillCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1982
- People v. MorenoAppellate Division of the Superior Court of California · 1973
- People v. MorenoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
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