Legal Opinion

People v. Black

California Court of Appeal

Decided December 23, 2003No. C041080PublishedCited by 7 opinions

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1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

SIMS, J.

A jury convicted defendant William Allen Black of second degree murder with the use of a deadly or dangerous weapon (count 1; Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a), 12022, subd. (b)(1); undesignated section references are to the Penal Code) and conspiracy to obstruct justice (count 3; § 182, subd. (a)(5)). 1 Sentenced to state prison, he raises numerous contentions, including a claim that the trial court “Erred in Denying [his] Motion that the Prosecution not be referred to as ‘The People.’ ”

In the published portion of the opinion, we conclude the prosecution was properly undertaken in…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Reno v. FloresSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Pryor v. Municipal CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Pryor v. Municipal CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
  5. People v. GallegosCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1997

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. People v. LewisCalifornia Supreme Court · 2006
  2. People v. ThomasCalifornia Supreme Court · 2012
  3. People v. WhisenhuntCalifornia Supreme Court · 2008
  4. People v. IbarraCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2007
  5. People v. DavisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2013

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