Legal Opinion
People v. Williams
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 5, 1970No. Crim. 5485PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PIERCE, P. J.
This appeal is from a conviction of one count of violation of Penal Code section 470 (forgery) with an admitted prior for burglary (second degree).
There are three assignments of error: (1) misapplication of the “multiple admissibility” rule; (2) misuse of photographic evidence as an aid of identification; and (3) inadequacy of trial counsel. Our overall appraisal after examining the record has convinced us that although contentions (1) and (3) have some substance and that error occurred, it was not prejudicial, and we will affirm the judgment. (People v. Watson (1956) 46…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
- People v. IbarraCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
- People v. PeeteCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
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3Cited by25 opinions
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