Legal Opinion

People v. Coahran

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 30, 1951PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

104 Cal.App.2d Supp. 861 (1951)

THE PEOPLE, Appellant,

v.

WILBUR R. COAHRAN, Respondent.

California Court of Appeals.

Apr. 30, 1951.

James Don Keller, District Attorney, H. D. Cornell and Clifford L. Duke, Jr., Deputy District Attorneys, for Appellant.

Edgar B. Hervey for Respondent.

BURCH, J.

The question raised by this appeal may be stated: In passing upon a motion to dismiss for want of a speedy trial, is the trier of fact bound by the rule on appeal that in the absence of objection at the setting the defendant is deemed to have waived his constitutional right to a speedy trial.

Defendant was…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Smellie v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1931
  2. People v. GodlewskiCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943
  3. People v. MorinoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1890
  4. People v. DouglassCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
  5. People v. RongoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1914

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. BarryCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
  2. People v. HockingCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1956
  3. People v. WattsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969

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