Legal Opinion
People v. Smith
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 11, 2003No. F039752PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VARTABEDIAN, Acting P. J.
After a court trial, appellant Stanley Lewis Smith was convicted of the first degree murder of his wife, Alice. The court also found that during the commission of the crime appellant used a deadly weapon—a ligature. Appellant was sentenced to a term of 25 years to life, plus a one-year consecutive term for the enhancement. After the start of the court trial, defendant was found mentally incompetent, causing the suspension of the criminal proceedings, which later resumed with the consent of appellant and his counsel when his competency had been restored.…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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- Medina v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by6 opinions
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