People v. Ireland
Californian court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
People v. Ireland, 70 Cal.2d 522 (1969), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of California that first introduced the merger doctrine in that state.[1]
Quick Facts People v. Ireland, Decided February 28, 1969 ...
People v. Ireland | |
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Decided February 28, 1969 | |
Full case name | The People v. Patrick Ireland |
Citation(s) | 70 Cal.2d 522 450 P.2d 580 75 Cal.Rptr. 188 40 A.L.R.3d 1323 |
Case history | |
Prior history | 70 Cal. Rptr. 381 (reversed) |
Holding | |
An assault cannot serve as the predicate felony for a murder conviction under the felony murder rule. | |
Court membership | |
Chief Justice | Roger J. Traynor |
Associate Justices | Mathew Tobriner, Raymond E. Peters, Stanley Mosk, Raymond L. Sullivan, Louis H. Burke, Marshal F. McComb |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Sullivan, joined by Traynor, Peters, Tobriner, Mosk, Burke |
Dissent | McComb |
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