People v. Mandez

How courts have described this case

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

• concluding that a life sentence without parole for felony murder was not grossly disproportionate
• upholding the denial of a continuance when court had reason to believe that missing witness was out of state and a bench warrant would be ineffective in securing the witness's attendance
• agreeing with the trial court that “felony murder is a serious crime”
• court did not abuse its discretion by denying a continuance when it was uncertain whether a missing witness could be located
• similar argument relating to the fingerprint evidence rule
• fury instructions must accurately state law

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).