Legal Opinion

People v. Superior Court (Dean)

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 2, 1974No. Civ. 14023PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

FRIEDMAN, J.

In October 1972 the Nevada County grand jury indicted Peter Dean on a charge of possessing marijuana for sale. In November of 1973 we denied Dean’s petition to quash the indictment; we held that the evidence supporting the indictment had been secured by means consistent with the Fourth Amendment. (Dean v. Superior Court, 35 Cal.App.3d 112 [110 Cal.Rptr. 585], hg. den. Jan. 3, 1974.) We now confront another phase of the pretrial activity.

One ground for Dean’s superior court attack on the indictment was a claim that the 1972 grand jury had been selected by means which…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  3. In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
  4. Williams v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Hernandez v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1954

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. People v. WheelerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
  2. State v. RamseurSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
  3. People v. HarrisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Crawford v. Board of EducationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  5. People v. FujitaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974

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