Legal Opinion
People v. Wilson
California Supreme Court
Decided May 25, 1967No. Crim. No. 9154PublishedCited by 154 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
Defendant, Rufus Wilson, was charged by information with two counts of murder (Pen. Code, § 187) and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit murder (Pen. Code, § 217).
On April 13, 1965, after a jury trial, defendant was found guilty as charged in the two murder counts and one assault count, and guilty of assault with a deadly weapon, a lesser offense included within the remaining assault charge.
On April 16, 1965, the jury fixed the penalty for the commission of the murders as death. Motions for a new trial and reduction of penalty were denied. This appeal is…
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3Cited by154 opinions
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