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People v. Lopez

California Supreme Court

Decided June 13, 2013No. S073597PublishedCited by 71 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

CANTIL-SAKAUYE, C. J.

An information filed in February 1997 charged defendant Juan Manuel Lopez and his brother Ricardo Lopez with the April 1996 murder of Melinda Carmody (Pen. Code, § 187) 1 and four other counts: kidnapping (§ 207, subd. (a)), assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury and/or with a deadly weapon (§ 245, subd. (a)(1)), first degree residential burglary (§ 459), and second degree burglary of a vehicle (§ 459). The information also alleged a special circumstance that the murder was committed for the purpose of preventing the victim’s testimony in a…

2Cases cited75 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  5. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by71 opinions

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