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People v. Lawson

California Court of Appeal

Decided August 11, 2005No. B173698PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

RUBIN, J. —

Anthony E. Lawson appeals from his conviction for possession of cocaine base. He asserts several errors relating to the manner in which his sole witness testified and how he was forced to testify. We reverse.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Long Beach Police Officer Joseph Ferguson and his partner were on foot patrol one night dressed in civilian clothes when they saw appellant Anthony E. Lawson and his acquaintance, Theresa Martinez. At trial, officer Ferguson testified he saw appellant trying to flag down passing drivers to sell them drugs. He further testified that as he and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  3. People v. CucciaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2002
  4. People v. BellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2004
  5. Thompson v. Superior Court of L.A. Cty.California Court of Appeal · 1997

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. RiggsCalifornia Supreme Court · 2008
  2. People v. SamaniegoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009
  3. People v. ThomasCalifornia Supreme Court · 2011
  4. Karlsson v. Ford Motor Co.California Court of Appeal · 2006
  5. People v. Blake CA5California Court of Appeal · 2013

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