Legal Opinion

People v. Wochnick

California Court of Appeal

Decided June 16, 1950No. Crim. 4435PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWilson, J.

Defendant was charged with the murder of one James Kibrick. He pleaded not guilty and on a trial before a jury was. convicted of murder in the first degree and was sentenced to the state prison for life. His motion for a new trial was denied. This appeal is from the order denying the motion for new trial and from the judgment.

The only ground for appeal assigned by defendant which we need to consider is that the trial court erred in admitting testimony of the details and results of a lie detector test to which defendant had been subjected.

Kibriek received the injuries which caused his death in…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  2. People v. BeckerMichigan Supreme Court · 1942
  3. State v. BohnerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1933
  4. State v. LowrySupreme Court of Kansas · 1947
  5. People v. ForteNew York Court of Appeals · 1938

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3Cited by58 opinions

  1. People v. McDonaldCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
  2. People v. CarterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1957
  3. People v. ShirleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
  4. State v. ValdezArizona Supreme Court · 1962
  5. People v. WilkinsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 2004

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