Legal Opinion

People v. Nuckles

California Supreme Court

Decided April 22, 2013No. S200612PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

CORRIGAN, J.

An accessory is a 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 felony or has been charged with such felony or convicted thereof...” (Pen. Code, 1 § 32, italics added.) Here, we conclude that a person who intentionally aids a parolee in absconding from parole supervision qualifies as an accessory. The judgment of the Court of Appeal, reaching the same conclusion,…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Samson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  3. People v. JeffersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
  4. People v. AveryCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
  5. People v. SouzaCalifornia Supreme Court · 2012

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3Cited by63 opinions

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  5. In re PalmerCalifornia Supreme Court · 2021

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