Legal Opinion
People v. Houston
California Supreme Court
Decided August 2, 2012No. S035190PublishedCited by 181 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LIU, J.
A jury convicted defendant Eric Christopher Houston of the first degree murders of Robert Brens, Judy Davis, Beamon Hill, and Jason White (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a), 189; further undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code), and found true a multiple-murder special-circumstance allegation (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(3)). The jury also convicted defendant of the attempted murders of Wayne Boggess, Patricia Collazo, Danita Gipson, Donald Graham, Thomas Hinojosai, John Kaze, Sergio Martinez, Jose Rodriguez, Rachel Scarberry, and Mireya Yanez (§§ 187, subd. (a), 664); and…
2Cases cited68 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
63 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by181 opinions
- The People v. MaiCalifornia Supreme Court · 2013
- People v. Hajek and VoCalifornia Supreme Court · 2014
- People v. JacksonCalifornia Supreme Court · 2016
- People v. CovarrubiasCalifornia Supreme Court · 2016
- People v. ScottCalifornia Supreme Court · 2015
176 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.