California Court of Appeal

PEOPLE v. HARGROVE, C032547

Because the defendant did not hold a bona fide belief that he himself had a right or claim to property that he was attempting to violently retrieve, he cannot not take advantage of the claim-of-right defense.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/19/2002
• Published 02/19/2002

Judges

• NICHOLSON, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Philip M. Brooks, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, David P. Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, J. Robert Jibson, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Carlos A. Martinez, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.