Legal Opinion

People v. Castille

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 30, 2003No. A089623PublishedCited by 9 opinions

[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

CORRIGAN, Acting P. J.

In this case three defendants were tried together for murder with special circumstances and attendant enhancements. After their arrests, all three defendants were questioned in a joint interview. In the published portion of this opinion we hold that the statements made by each defendant were properly admitted against him and the other two codefendants pursuant to firmly rooted hearsay exceptions.

Factual and Procedural Background

Remon Shields, and Clemeth Ray Castille, both 17 years old, and Robert Brown, age 18, decided to rob Sharif’s Market in Oakland. Shields…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Idaho v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. HorningCalifornia Supreme Court · 2004
  2. People v. LessieCalifornia Supreme Court · 2010
  3. Conness v. SatramCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2004
  4. People v. CastilleCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005
  5. Ray v. KernanDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2009

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