Legal Opinion

People v. Dworak

California Supreme Court

Decided July 15, 2021No. S135272PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DOUGLAS EDWARD DWORAK, Defendant and Appellant. S135272 Ventura County Superior Court 2004016721 July 15, 2021 Justice Liu authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye and Justices Corrigan, Cuéllar, Kruger, Groban, and Jenkins concurred. PEOPLE v. DWORAK S135272 Opinion of the Court by Liu, J. Defendant Douglas Edward Dworak was sentenced to death in 2005 for the rape and murder of Crystal Hamilton. The jury found Dworak guilty of one count each of murder and rape (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd.…

2Cases cited64 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Stansbury v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  4. Tuilaepa v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. People v. PriceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991

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3Cited by13 opinions

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