Legal Opinion
People v. Bowen
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 22, 1971No. Crim. 9278PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SIMS, J.
Defendant has appealed from a judgment sentencing him to state prison following a jury trial in which he was found guilty of murder in the second degree with five admitted prior convictions. (At an earlier trial a verdict was returned finding defendant guilty of murder in the first degree, but his motion for a new trial was granted.)
Defendant contends: (1) The trial court denied him due process of law in refusing to allow him- to interview or depose the victim’s 4-year-old son who was an eyewitness to the offense; (2) the court erred in failing to hold a hearing on the…
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