Legal Opinion
People v. Sommerhalder
California Supreme Court
Decided April 5, 1973No. Crim. 13274PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*293Opinion
THE COURT.
John Sommerhalder and Kenneth Preston were jointly charged on February 15, 1968, with the murders of Curtis and Shirley Ackley on January 12, 1968, in the County of Marin. Each pleaded not guilty. Separate jury trials resulted in conviction of murder in the first degree on two counts and imposition of death sentences. Separate appeals have been automatically filed.
At the jointly held preliminary hearing on February 1, 1968, the public and press were excluded at the request of Sommerhalder. The court ordered the transcript sealed to all but the defendants, defense counsel,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- United States v. RabinowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
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