Legal Opinion
People v. Jackson
California Supreme Court
Decided October 23, 1980No. Docket Nos. Crim. 20910, 21285PublishedCited by 364 opinions
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1Opinion of the Court
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RICHARDSON, J.
Defendant Earl Lloyd Jackson appeals from a judgment imposing the death penalty following his conviction of two counts of first degree murder and two counts of burglary. He also seeks a writ of habeas corpus based on his claim that he was ineffectively represented by his trial counsel. As will appear, we will affirm the judgment, and deny the petition for habeas corpus relief.
In October 1977, defendant was charged with the murders of Gladys Ott and Vernita Curtis. By a subsequent amended information, he was charged additionally with burglary of the residences of these two…
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