Legal Opinion

People v. Martin

California Supreme Court

Decided July 8, 1970No. Crim. 13747PublishedCited by 69 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

SULLIVAN, J.

A jury found defendant Ronald Kenneth Martin guilty of robbery in the second degree. (Pen. Code, §§211, 211a.) He was sentenced to state prison for the term prescribed by law with the minimum term specified at six months. (See Pen. Code, § 1202b.) He appeals from the judgment of conviction.

During the evening of January 5, 1968, between 7:30 and 8 p.m., Mrs. Mary McCauley left the Vallejo Bible Church carrying two folding chairs which she intended to put into her automobile parked nearby. As she approached her car a young black man walked in front of her and looked at her in…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by69 opinions

  1. People v. DavisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
  2. People v. SeatonCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Geiler v. Commission on Judicial QualificationsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
  4. People v. NationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
  5. In Re HallCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981

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