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People v. Gates

Citations

  • 743 P.2d 301
  • 43 Cal. 3d 1168
  • 240 Cal. Rptr. 666
  • 1987 Cal. LEXIS 445

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  • holding pendency of another trial constitutes good cause for delay and thus finding defendant’s statutory and constitutional speedy trial claims without merit
  • claim of right defense fails as a matter of law when defendant “actually knows the transaction on which the ‘right’ is based is illegal”
  • claim of right defense fails as a matter of law when defendant \actually knows the transaction on which the `right' is based is illegal\

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Judges: Panelli, Mosk

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