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People v. Fujita

California Court of Appeal

Decided November 25, 1974No. Crim. 6125PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

KERRIGAN, Acting P. J.

The Mayor and the Planning Commissioner of the City of Westminster were charged with attempting to “shake down” a prosperous farmer for $10,000 on the pretext of obtaining favorable treatment for him from the board of supervisors in connection with the extension of an agricultural lease on a valuable piece of property held by the County of Orange.

The indictment against the mayor (Derek McWhinney) and the commissioner (Tadashi Fujita) contained five felony counts: (1) conspiracy to commit grand theft (Pen. Code, § 182, subd. 1); (2) attempted grand theft (Pen.…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Peters v. KiffSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Peters v. KiffSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. People v. AshleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
  4. People v. LyonsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1958
  5. People v. SirhanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. People v. RodriguezCalifornia Supreme Court · 1986
  2. James Barber v. James PonteCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
  3. People v. MardianCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
  4. People v. DeJesusCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995
  5. People v. JonesCalifornia Supreme Court · 2017

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