Legal Opinion
People v. Alcala
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 22, 1962No. Crim. 7955PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFord, J.
The appellant Alcala and four other men were accused by an information of the crime of robbery. (Pen. Code, § 211.) In a second count they were charged with the crime of assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury. (Pen. Code, § 245.) The charges against one defendant, Joseph Garcia, were dismissed. In a trial by jury the appellant Alcala and defendant Figueroa were found guilty of robbery in the first degree and of the offense charged in the second count. (Cf. In re Chapman, 43 Cal.2d 385, 389-390 [273 P.2d 817].) Defendants Lozano and Murillo were acquitted.
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2Cases cited22 opinions
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Olmstead v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- People v. BlodgettCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
- People v. MartinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
- In Re ChapmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
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3Cited by21 opinions
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