Opinion

People v. Hillery

  • 62 Cal. 2d 692
  • 44 Cal. Rptr. 30
  • 401 P.2d 382
  • 1965 Cal. LEXIS 289
Court
California Supreme Court
Filed
May 3, 1965
Status
Published
Author
McCOMB
On the bench
Tobriner, McComb
Cited by
268 cases

plunging of knife into victim's chest is evidence of defendant's premeditated intent-to-kill

How later courts described this case

  • plunging of knife into victim's chest is evidence of defendant's premeditated intent-to-kill
  • on rehearing, rejecting discrimination claim; reversing sentence

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

McCOMB, J.

I concur with the affirmance of the judgment in its entirety.

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