Legal Opinion
People v. Culver
California Supreme Court
Decided December 20, 1973No. Crim. 16831PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TOBRINER, J.
In 1963 defendant, Frank Culver, was convicted of attempted murder.1 Defendant filed a timely notice of appeal, but thereafter failed to file an opening brief and the appeal was subsequently dismissed. On February 26, 1971, the dismissal was set aside,2 the remittitur recalled and the appeal reinstated. This case is thus before us on direct appeal from defendant’s 1963 conviction.
The defendant presents two contentions on appeal: (1) that confessions made by him to the police were involuntary under the rationale of Townsend v. Sain (1963) 372 U.S. 293 [9 L.Ed.2d 770, 83…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Blackburn v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- People v. DoradoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
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3Cited by53 opinions
- People v. HaydelCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- People v. Frederick G.California Court of Appeal · 1979
- People v. CondleyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
- People v. RomoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
- People v. SassounianCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
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