1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Cal.4th
  4. 6 Cal.4th
  5. 6 Cal.4th 1 (1993)
 

PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

Docket No. S005232.

6 Cal.4th 1 (1993)

859 P.2d 673

23 Cal. Rptr.2d 593

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. LAVERNE JOHNSON, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

October 18, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Barry L. Morris, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General, George Williamson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Ronald A. Bass, Assistant Attorney General, Laurence K. Sullivan, Dane R. Gillette, Ronald S. Matthias, David Lew and Joan Killeen, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

LUCAS, C.J. —

I.

INTRODUCTION

By information filed in San Mateo County Superior Court, defendant Laverne Johnson was charged with two counts of murder (Pen. Code, § 187; all further statutory references are to this code unless otherwise indicated), and one count of arson of an inhabited dwelling (§ 451, subd. (b)). The information alleged the murders constituted a special circumstance of...

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