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PEOPLE v. HOPSON

No. S228193.

3 Cal.5th 424 (2017)

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RUTHETTA LOIS HOPSON, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

July 3, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon S. Brownell , under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

Kamala D. Harris and Xavier Becerra , Attorneys General, Dane R. Gillette and Gerald A. Engler , Chief Assistant Attorneys General, Julie L. Garland , Assistant Attorney General, Steven T. Oetting , Deputy State Solicitor General, Andrew S. Mestman , Sean M. Rodriquez , Michael Pulos and Seth M. Friedman , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

Defendant Ruthetta Lois Hopson was tried on charges that she, along with her boyfriend, Julius Thomas, was responsible for the 2011 murder of her housemate, Laverna Brown. In her trial testimony, defendant pinned the blame on Thomas, who had since died. In rebuttal, the prosecution introduced a confession Thomas...

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