Legal Opinion
People v. Douglas
California Supreme Court
Decided June 18, 1964No. Crim. No. 7710PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
After a jury trial, defendants Douglas and Meyes were convicted of ten counts of robbery, one count of assault with intent to commit murder, and two counts of assault with a 'deadly weapon. In addition, Meyes was adjudged to be an habitual criminal, having been found to have suffered convictions of burglary in 1948 and of two robberies in 1950 and 1951. Both defendants appealed from the judgments of conviction and from the denials of their motions for new trials. Such appeals were perfected prior to the 1961 amendments to section 1237 of the Penal Code.
On a previous appeal, the United States…
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