Legal Opinion

People v. Serrato

California Supreme Court

Decided July 25, 1973No. Crim. 16519PublishedCited by 199 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

FILES, J.*

Defendants Joe and Gloria Serrato were charged with a felony, possession of a fire bomb (Pen. Code, § 452, subd. (b)), and a jury found them guilty as charged.

In ruling upon defendants’ motion for a new trial the court made an order purporting to modify the verdict to a conviction under Penal Code section 415. Proceedings were suspended and the court placed each defendant on two years probation, upon condition that each pay a fine of $125.

Defendants are appealing from the order granting probation, such an order being a judgment for the purpose of appeal. (Pen. Code, § 1237,…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Palko v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1937

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3Cited by199 opinions

  1. People v. CunninghamCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
  2. People v. FosselmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
  3. People v. DavisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
  4. People v. GeigerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
  5. People v. BurgenerCalifornia Supreme Court · 2003

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