Legal Opinion
People v. King
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 24, 1966No. Crim. 4814PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSullivan, P. J.
A jury found defendants John Lee King and Robert Lee Jones guilty of murder in the first degree (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 189) 1 and of robbery in the first degree (§§ 211, 211a) and fixed the penalty on the murder count at life imprisonment (§ 190). 2 Defendants’ motions for new trial were denied and defendants were sentenced on the murder count (Count One) to life imprisonment and on the robbery-count (Count Two) to state prison for the term prescribed by law, such sentences to run concurrently. They appeal from the judgments of conviction. 3
Since defendants do not question the sufficiency of the…
2Cases cited54 opinions
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Pointer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Adamson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- People v. ArandaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- People v. LaraCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
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- State v. AtkinsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1979
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