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People v. Laws

California Court of Appeal

Decided June 26, 1981No. Crim. 21519PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BARRY-DEAL, J.

Appellant, Morgan Cabot Laws, appeals from the judgment of sentence entered on June 26, 1980, after a jury found him guilty of perjury (Pen. Code, § 118) and preparing false documentary evidence (Pen. Code, § 134).

He contends that: 1) the guilty verdict is not supported by substantial evidence and the documents used as a foundation for the charges are not legally sufficient to support the charges; 2) the giving of a modified jury instruction (CALJIC No. 7.21) was prejudicial error; 3) the court improperly sentenced appellant to the maximum term; and 4) the trial court…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. People v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
  3. People v. HannonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977
  4. People v. BrighamCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
  5. In Re PodestoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Kulshrestha v. First Union Commercial Corp.California Supreme Court · 2004
  2. People v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 2006
  3. Ho Yim v. William BarrCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2020
  4. People v. BambergCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009
  5. People v. MorrisonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2011

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