People v. Redinger
Citations
- 55 Cal. 290
Syllabus
<p>Appbabahce—Cbimxjstal Law—Escape—Appeal—Cohstitütioiíal Law.— Under the provisions of the Constitution, and of the Penal Code, a person charged with crime can appear and defend only when in actual or constructive custody, and has no 'longer a right to appear by counsel, when ho has escaped from custody and is at large. Accordingly, where a defendant, convicted of murder, appealed, and afterward escaped from jail, it was ordered that the appeal should stand dismissed, unless the defendant should return to custody within a time specified.</p>
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that a fugitive's appeal would be dismissed in roughly 1 year if he did not surrender to the authorities
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Judges: Thornton
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30 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- People v. MutchCalifornia Supreme Court· 1971-03-24· cited 182×
- Irvin v. StateIndiana Supreme Court· 1957-02-05· cited 39×
- Polanski v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal· 2009-12-21· cited 33×
- People v. Puluc-SiqueCalifornia Court of Appeal· 2010-03-08· cited 32×
- People v. PerezCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1991-04-12· cited 31×
- State v. . JacobsSupreme Court of North Carolina· 1890-09-05· cited 26×
- State v. HandyWashington Supreme Court· 1902-03-01· cited 25×
- Gentry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia· 1893-07-03· cited 23×
- Sargent v. StateIndiana Supreme Court· 1884-06-04· cited 17×
- People v. KubbyCalifornia Court of Appeal· 2002-04-11· cited 15×
- People v. ElkinsCalifornia Supreme Court· 1898-12-13· cited 12×
- State v. ScottSupreme Court of Kansas· 1905-01-07· cited 12×
- People v. CosseyCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1950-04-21· cited 11×
- Marshall v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida· 1977-04-15· cited 10×
- State v. JohnWisconsin Supreme Court· 1973-10-30· cited 10×
- People v. BuffaloCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1975-07-10· cited 10×
- Doe v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1990-08-20· cited 10×
- Loescher v. PolickySouth Dakota Supreme Court· 1969-12-16· cited 9×
- Jones v. JonesWashington Supreme Court· 1913-08-18· cited 9×
- People v. LawrenceCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1985-09-17· cited 8×
Cites
5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1876-11-27· cited 268×
- Commonwealth v. AndrewsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1867-10-15· cited 45×
- United States v. MayoU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts· 1853-10-15· cited 11×
- People v. PetryNew York Court of Common Pleas· 1858-07-30· cited 7×
- People v. WilkesNew York Supreme Court· 1850-10-15· cited 5×
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