PEOPLE v. CROWE

Docket No. Crim. 16261.

8 Cal.3d 815 (1973)

506 P.2d 193

106 Cal. Rptr. 369

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOHN IRWIN CROWE, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

February 8, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Velma E. Williams, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

Wilbur F. Littlefield and Herbert M. Barish as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General, William E. James, Assistant Attorney General, and William R. Pounders, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

D. Lowell Jensen, District Attorney (Alameda), as Amicus Curiae.


OPINION

TOBRINER, J.

Defendant John Irwin Crowe appeals from a conviction, following jury verdict, of assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily harm (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)) and robbery (Pen. Code, § 211). The jury determined the robbery to be of the second degree. (Pen. Code, § 211a.)

The principal issue of the case turns on defendant's contention that the trial court's conduct of the

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