Legal Opinion
People v. Nicholas
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 19, 1980No. Crim. 18506PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TAYLOR, P. J.
Defendant appeals from a judgment entered on jury verdicts finding him guilty of two counts of first degree murder (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 189) and two counts of first degree robbery (Pen. Code, § 211), while armed (Pen. Code, § 12021) and using a firearm (Pen. Code, § 12022.5), and finding him sane as to each count. The major contentions on appeal are that: 1) his arrest was unlawful; 2) his confession was involuntary as made after threats, promises and psychological inducements and also was a product of continued interrogation; 3) it was error to permit the prosecutor to…
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