PEOPLE v. SWEIGART

No. A118840.

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DARRELL SWEIGART, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Four.

Filed June 21, 2010.


NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS

SEPULVEDA, J.

A young woman was stabbed to death in 1976, and defendant Darrell Sweigart was the prime suspect. Defendant was not prosecuted for the crime until 2004, after further investigation using recently developed deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) tests linked him with the victim. The DNA test results, along with other evidence, were used to convict defendant of second degree murder. Defendant claims he was denied...

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