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People v. Beal

California Court of Appeal

Decided December 14, 1951No. Crim. 2723PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PATTERSON, J. pro tem.

Defendant was charged in an information with the crime of robbery. He was tried by a jury and found guilty of robbery of the first degree. He was also charged with and admitted two previous felony convictions. This appeal is from the judgment and from an order denying a motion for a new trial.

At about 10 a.m. on November 19, 1949, a man armed with a revolver robbed the Mel-O-Dee Club, a tavern in Albany, California. The robber entered the tavern shortly after one of the owners, Emil Guisto, opened for the day’s business. Guisto was directed to lock the door and close the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. People v. NewlandCalifornia Supreme Court · 1940
  2. People v. WarrenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1940
  3. Campbell v. GenshleaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1919
  4. Mercantile Trust Co. v. Sunset Road Oil Co.California Supreme Court · 1917
  5. People v. RichardsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1946

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. People v. DenneCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1956
  2. People v. DiazCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
  3. People v. ReeseCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  4. People v. StinsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
  5. People v. MatthewsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991

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