Legal Opinion
People v. Douglas
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 21, 1966No. Crim. 11344PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFleming, J.
Douglas and Meyes were involved in a series of robberies in 1958. On October 20 police officers attempted to arrest them for the robberies, a gunfight broke out, and Officer Nash was killed. On October 24, 1958, Douglas and Meyes were indicted for the murder of the officer, and, after two trials, on June 23,1959, Douglas was acquitted and Meyes was convicted of second-degree murder, a conviction which was affirmed on appeal. (People v. Meyes, 198 Cal.App.2d 484 [18 Cal.Rptr. 322].) Subsequent to the verdicts in the second murder trial, defendants were charged on July 21, 1959, with 10 counts…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Palko v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Hoag v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Kellett v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
- People v. SchaderCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
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