Legal Opinion

In Re Harris

California Supreme Court

Decided July 29, 1993No. S022130PublishedCited by 291 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

LUCAS. C. J.

Charles Harris was convicted of second degree murder (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 189; all further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise indicated), seven counts of attempted murder (§§ 664, 187), and two counts of robbery (§ 211).1 He seeks a writ of habeas corpus, claiming, inter alia, that the superior court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over him because he had not attained the age of 16 at the time the offenses were committed. Although we conclude the superior court possessed subject matter jurisdiction, we find that, for other reasons, the writ should…

2Cases cited110 opinions

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