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Rogers V. Superior Court Of Alameda County [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Dec 1955

Rogers V. Superior Court Of Alameda County [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Alternative writ of prohibition was discharged and a peremptory writ denied because there was no evidence that illegal detention of defendant produced the admissions where he proceeded in prohibition to restrain a court from further proceedings.


People V. Tarantino [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Nov 1955

People V. Tarantino [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Defendant's convictions for two counts of extortion and for conspiracy to commit extortion were not proper. Recordings constituted a substantial and important part of the evidence and were illegally obtained.


People V. Thomas, Jesse W. Carter Oct 1955

People V. Thomas, Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Defendant's motion to vacate a judgment of conviction and withdraw a guilty plea was properly denied where defendant's counsel was fully advised of all circumstances bearing upon the degree of the crime and punishment to be imposed.


People V. Penny, Jesse W. Carter Jul 1955

People V. Penny, Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

A conviction for involuntary manslaughter was reversed because the jury was erroneously instructed on a civil standard of negligence rather than criminal negligence and the lack of due caution and circumspection.


Miller V. Glass [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Apr 1955

Miller V. Glass [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Because the complaint was based upon false arrest and imprisonment for a misdemeanor not committed within the presence of an officer, it was only required to allege the unlawful arrest was without process, the imprisonment, and the damage.


People V. Cavanaugh [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Apr 1955

People V. Cavanaugh [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

There was no error that was ground for reversal in a defendant's conviction for first-degree murder despite the prosecution's admission of other crimes allegedly admitted by the defendant and inflammatory photographs.


Bompensiero V. Superior Court Of San Diego County [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Mar 1955

Bompensiero V. Superior Court Of San Diego County [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Defendant was properly indicted for participating in acceptance of bribes by a public official when granting a liquor license, the superior court acted properly so the judge was not disqualified, and the statute of limitations did not bar charges.


In Re Chessman [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter Feb 1955

In Re Chessman [Dissent], Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Because an inmate had the right to seek an order of habeas corpus that fell short of outright release from confinement, the state could appeal the order of habeas corpus relief even though the inmate had not been discharged from prison.


People V. White, Jesse W. Carter Jan 1955

People V. White, Jesse W. Carter

Jesse Carter Opinions

Defendant was denied trial by a jury drawn from a fair cross-section of the community because the practice of selecting jurors primarily from community service organizations excluded working class people from the venire, but the error was harmless.