1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Cal.2d
  4. 56 Cal.2d
  5. 56 Cal.2d 773 (1961)
 

PEOPLE v. LANE

Docket No. Crim. 6833.

56 Cal.2d 773 (1961)

366 P.2d 57

16 Cal. Rptr. 801

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. HENRY RAY LANE, JR., Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

November 2, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis L. Woodman, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

Stanley Mosk, Attorney General, Arlo E. Smith and John S. McInerney, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

DOOLING, J.

Defendant was charged with the murder of John Lyle. He entered a plea of not guilty. A jury found him guilty of murder of the first degree and fixed the penalty at death. The trial court denied defendant's motion for a new trial and sentenced him to death. This appeal is automatic. (Pen. Code, § 1239, subd. (b).)

About 2:30 p.m. on September 22, 1960, defendant and one Ralph Ruiz picked up defendant's truck at a Redwood

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases