People v. Rhoden

Opinion

MOSK, J.

This is a petition for recall of the remittitur after an affirmance by the Court of Appeal of a judgment convicting defendant on various felony counts.

All the events took place on the evening of May 6, 1967, and in the same neighborhood of Los Angeles. The first victim, James Baker, testified that about 8 or 8:30 p.m. he was drinking beer in a bar when defendant, whom he characterized as “a very good friend of mine,” entered and said there was someone outside who wanted to see him. They walked out the door, and Baker was invited to enter a parked car by an unidentified man who…