People v. Joe

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that it was improper to consider the victim’s “status,” “profession,” and “community standing” when imposing sentence
• remanding for resentencing where trial court relied on fact that first degree murder defendant’s actions caused or threatened serious harm
• finding error where the trial court found that the defendant had “ ‘incorporated’ ” his younger brother in the offense but there was no evidence that the brother agreed to participate at the defendant’s urging
• testimony of accomplice should be viewed with suspicion by trier of fact
• consideration of the victim’s profession and standing in the community was “clearly inappropriate”
• testimony of accomplice should be viewed with suspicion by trier of fact

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).