Legal Opinion
People v. Earnest
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 15, 1975No. Crim. 7891PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PARAS, J.
A jury convicted defendant of arson (Pen. Code, § 447a); 1 sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation. He appeals.
Defendant solicited a 15-year-old boy, Ruben Munoz, to bum down his house so that he could collect the insurance proceeds. Munoz died in the fire, and defendant was originally indicted for murder as well as arson. The trial court dismissed the murder count (§ 995) and this court affirmed in People v. Earnest (1975) 46 Cal.App.3d 792 [120 Cal.Rptr. 485].
The fire occurred on Saturday, July 7, 1973, at approximately 9:30 p.m. There is no question that the…
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