Legal Opinion
People v. Williams
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 30, 1957No. Crim. 1315PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGriffin, J.
Defendant and appellant was charged with the crime of murdering J. C. Mason, and a prior conviction of assault with intent to commit murder in Texas, and assault with a deadly weapon in California. He pleaded not guilty to the charge and admitted the prior convictions. He was represented by a court-appointed attorney. A jury verdict resulted in conviction of murder in the first degree with punishment fixed at life imprisonment. A motion for new trial was denied.
According to the testimony, on the morning of September 2d, 1956, defendant entered a café near 16th and J Streets in San Diego. Two…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People v. CarmenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
- People v. SmithCalifornia Supreme Court · 1940
- Gibson v. Southern Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1955
- People v. HillCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
- People v. HillCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1905
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Ezra Williams v. Robert A. Heinze, Warden, Folsom State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
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