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People v. Mitten

California Court of Appeal

Decided March 13, 1974No. Crim. 11709PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

ELKINGTON, J.

Defendant Mitten was charged in the Contra Costa County Superior Court with the crime of being an accessory, as defined and proscribed by Penal Code section 32. Specifically he was charged as an accessory to two crimes of murder, the details of which we shall presently discuss.

Penal Code section 32 provides: “Every person who, after a felony has been committed, harbors, conceals or aids a principal in such felony, with the intent that said principal may avoid or escape from arrest, trial, conviction or punishment, having knowledge that said principal has committed such…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. People v. KelleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
  2. Bompensiero v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955
  3. In re WrightCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
  4. People v. PowellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
  5. People v. BlockCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. People v. NguyenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993
  2. People v. SimonCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
  3. People v. MansonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
  4. United States v. Alejandro Gomez-MendezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
  5. People v. Vela PradoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977

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