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People v. Blalock

California Court of Appeal

Decided November 18, 1965No. Crim. 3695PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtFriedman, J.

An indictment charged James Blalock and Melvin Eddings with robbing and murdering William Kiser on February 1, 1964. The same indictment charged Blalock alone with robbing Richard Kern on January 27, 1964. The jury found Blalock guilty of first degree murder and both robberies and acquitted Eddings of the two charges against him. Sentenced to life imprisonment, Blalock appeals.

Kiser’s body, face down, was found in a lumber yard near Broadway and Front Streets in Sacramento on Sunday morning, February 2. The body was nude. Kiser’s clothes were piled in a loose bundle near the body and his…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  3. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Fahy v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. People v. DoradoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. TroupeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
  2. Williams v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
  3. People v. WagnerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
  4. People v. BrownCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
  5. People v. CovertCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1967

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