Legal Opinion
People v. Hines
California Supreme Court
Decided April 5, 1967No. Crim. 8624PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBurke, J.
Defendant pleaded guilty to first degree murder, and a jury fixed the penalty at death. On appeal the judgment was reversed insofar as it related to the penalty but affirmed in all other respects. (People v. Hines, 61 Cal.2d 164 [37 Cal.Rptr. 622, 390 P.2d 398].) At the second penalty trial a jury again imposed the death penalty. Motions for a new trial and for reduction of penalty were denied, and defendant’s second automatic appeal is now before us (Pen. Code, § 1239, subd. (b)).
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