Legal Opinion
Tidwell v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 21, 1971No. Civ. 29371PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CALDECOTT, J.
Petitioner William Tidwell seeks review by writ of mandate of the denial of Penal Code section 1538.5 motions to suppress. He and his brother Robert were indicted in September 1967 on three separate counts of murder. Petitioner was found guilty of each charge by a jury and was sentenced to death. The California Supreme Court reversed the judgments for refusal to grant the defense’s motion for change of venue. (People v. Tidwell, 3 Cal.3d 62 [89 Cal.Rptr. 44, 473 P.2d 748].) Venue was then changed from Lassen County to Humboldt County.
On August 14, 1967, Deputy Sheriffs…
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3Cited by26 opinions
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