California Supreme Court· 8/4/1997

People v. Williams

Citations

16 Cal. 4th 153
940 P.2d 710
66 Cal. Rptr. 2d 123
97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6192
97 Daily Journal DAR 10025
1997 Cal. LEXIS 4410

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holding that decisions of lower federal courts interpreting federal law are not binding on state courts
recognizing that decisions of lower federal courts interpreting federal law are not binding on state courts
recognizing that decisions of lower federal courts interpreting federal law are not binding on state courts
recognizing that decisions of lower fed- eral courts interpreting federal law are not binding on state courts
concluding defendant was a mere “listening post” and that while the defendant and the informant talked about their cases together “nothing in the record suggests that [the informant] actively questioned defendant about defendant’s case”
“As we have recognized, in order to prevail on a Massiah claim involving use of a government informant, the defendant must demonstrate that . . . the informant (1

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