People v. Bickley

California Supreme Court

Decided June 4, 1962

California Supreme Court · decided 1962-06-04

Relies on 56 Cal. 2d 720 - People v. Love · 57 Cal. 2d 135 - People v. Garner · 56 Cal. 2d 93 - People v. Purvis

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Decided 1962-06-04

How this case has been cited

Cited by 30 later decisions — most recently June 1995 · most notably 29 Cal. 3d 733 - People v. Murtishaw (1981), 63 Cal. 2d 400 - In Re Spencer (1965)

30 state decisions

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McCOMB, Concurring and Dissenting.

¶1I concur in affirming the judgment finding defendant guilty of murder in the first degree, but I would also affirm the judgment imposing the death penalty. (See People v. Imbler, ante, pp. 711, 718 [21 Cal.Rptr. 568, 371 P.2d 304] ; People v. Garner, ante, pp. 135, 156 [23] [18 Cal.Rptr. 40, 367 P.2d 680] ; People v. Lane, 56 Cal.2d 773, 787 [16] [16 Cal.Rptr. 801, 366 P.2d 57] ; and see dissents of Mr. Justice Schauer and myself in People v. Kidd, 56 Cal.2d 759, 771 [16 Cal.Rptr. 793, 366 P.2d 49] ; People v. Love, 56 Cal.2d 720, 734, 739, 748 [16 Cal.Rptr. 777, 17 Cal.Rptr. 481, 366 P.2d 33, 809] ; People v. Howk, 56 Cal.2d 687, 707 [16 Cal.Rptr. 370, 365 P.2d 426] ; People v. Purvis, 56 Cal.2d 93, 99 [13 Cal.Rptr. 801, 362 P.2d 713].)

¶2Schauer, J., concurred.