Legal Opinion
People v. Perez
California Supreme Court
Decided February 8, 1967No. Crim. 9676PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBurke, J.
Sergio Perez was found guilty by a jury of rape (Pen. Code, § 261, subd. 4)1 and first degree burglary (Pen. Code, § 459). A motion for a new trial was denied, and he was sentenced to prison for the burglary.2 He has appealed, contending that the prosecutrix’s testimony is inherently improbable and that evidence inadmissible under Escobedo v. Illinois, 378 U.S. 478 [12 L.Ed.2d 977, 84 S.Ct. 1758], requires reversal of the judgment. We have concluded that neither contention can be upheld.
Mrs. Dorothy Holder, the complaining witness, testified to the following effect: About 3 a.m. on January 6,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
- Fahy v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- People v. DoradoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
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3Cited by18 opinions
- People v. MorseCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
- People v. WrightCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1967
- People v. PearsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
- People v. SchaferCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
- People v. WrightCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
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