Legal Opinion

People v. Nichols

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 7, 1997No. A071295PublishedCited by 15 opinions

[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

PARRILLI, J.

A jury convicted appellant Charles W. Nichols of theft or unauthorized use of a vehicle (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a)). The jury also found appellant had suffered two prior convictions for robbery of an inhabited dwelling (and related crimes) on March 15, 1984, and first degree burglary on September 16, 1987. The court sentenced appellant to a term of 25 years to life pursuant to the three strikes law. (Pen. Code, § 667, subds. (d) & (e)(2)(A). 1 )

Appellant raises eight separate issues in this appeal. Most significantly, appellant contends (1) the trial court erred when it…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. People v. DillonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
  2. United States v. DoughertyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
  3. People v. HoneycuttCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977
  4. People v. ShannonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1956
  5. People v. FernandezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. People v. YoungCalifornia Supreme Court · 2005
  2. People v. EngelmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
  3. People v. WilliamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
  4. State v. NaputiSupreme Court of Kansas · 2011
  5. People v. ClineCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998

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