Legal Opinion
People v. Allen
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 26, 1975No. Crim. 26683PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COMPTON, J.
Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction of burglary in the second degree entered after a jury verdict. The trial court found that defendant had suffered four prior felony convictions.
Facts
On September 26, 1974, at 2:35 a.m., a Santa Barbara police officer observed defendant walking about a darkened used car lot. Believing that the presence of the defendant at the place and hour was unusual the officer decided to investigate. As he approached the defendant, and before parking the patrol car in an adjacent lot, the officer observed that the defendant hesitated, taking “kind…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- People v. MickelsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
- In Re YurkoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by25 opinions
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