Legal Opinion

People v. Szeto

California Supreme Court

Decided February 11, 1981No. Crim. 21523PublishedCited by 128 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

CLARK, J.

Defendant appeals from judgment entered on a jury verdict convicting him of being an accessory to a felony (Pen. Code, § 32) and of possession of a sawed-off shotgun (Pen. Code, § 12020).1 The principal question presented by his appeal is whether the testimony of an accomplice was sufficiently corroborated. The standard we must follow in reviewing this question is well settled. “Unless a reviewing court determines that the corroborating evidence should not have been admitted or that it could not reasonably tend to connect a defendant with the commission of a crime, the finding…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Murphy v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. People v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by128 opinions

  1. People v. MirandaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1987
  2. People v. GonzalezCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
  3. People v. KellyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
  4. People v. EdwardsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
  5. People v. HillhouseCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002

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