Legal Opinion

People v. Maier

California Court of Appeal

Decided January 28, 1991No. D010262PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

NARES, J.

Following convictions by jury of first degree murder with robbery and financial-gain special circumstances, attempted murder, and burglary, all while armed, John Francis Maier (Maier) was sentenced to state prison for life without possibility of parole for the murder, consecutive to the life sentence for murder he is now serving in New York, and an additional 10 years for the attempted murder.

On this appeal Maier asserts trial court error in rulings upholding admissibility of a weapon and a confession. He also argues the robbery special circumstance was unsupported by the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Maryland v. BuieSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. McDougall v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. People v. LedesmaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1987
  5. People v. FreeIllinois Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. People v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Commonwealth v. CrouseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. People v. LedesmaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2003
  4. People v. WernerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2012
  5. Murphy v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2010

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