Legal Opinion
People v. Johnson
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 10, 1972No. Crim. 5022PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
AULT, J.
On February 10, 1972, Lorise Johnson shot and killed his accomplice, Vanderbilt Austin, dui'ing an attempted robbery of an insurance company office in San Diego. Indicted for Austin’s murder, and convicted by the court of murder in the first degre, Johnson appeals, contending: (1) The felony-murder rule was inapplicable because: (a) his diminished capacity, brought about through, drug ingestion, negated any specific intent to rob; (b) the killing was accidental, without malice, and separate and distinct from the robbery transaction. (2) His waiver of a jury trial was…
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