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People v. Martinez

California Court of Appeal, 5th District

Decided January 24, 2019No. B287255PublishedCited by 190 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBaker, Acting P. J.

*861*721When Los Angeles County firefighters responded to a call of an SUV on fire, they discovered a dead body in the back of the burning vehicle. The body was identified as the late Christopher Waters (Waters), and two high-school seniors, defendant and appellant Jose Angel *722Martinez (defendant) and Adrian Berumen (Berumen) were arrested and charged with Waters' murder. A jury found defendant guilty of first degree murder and arson.1 In the unpublished portion of our opinion we decide two instructional error claims defendant raises in his principal briefs on appeal: (1) whether the trial court…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. In Re EstradaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
  2. People v. BirksCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998
  3. People v. Superior Court of Riverside Cnty.California Supreme Court · 2018
  4. People v. CollinsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
  5. People v. NasalgaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by190 opinions

  1. People v. GentileCalifornia Supreme Court · 2020
  2. People v. Anthony, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019
  3. People v. R.G. (In re R.G.), California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019
  4. In re Taylor, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019
  5. People v. Gutierrez-Salazar, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019

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