People v. Peppars
California Courts of Appeal
140 Cal.App.3d 677, 189 Cal. Rptr. 879 (1983)
- Written by Carolyn Strutton, JD
Facts
Sheriff’s deputy Roger Rude met Byron Peppars (defendant) while working undercover. Peppars asked Rude if he knew of any warehouses that could be easily burglarized. Rude later provided Peppars with information on a warehouse to break into and a key to the building, which the police had stocked with televisions and placed under surveillance. Shortly thereafter, Peppars’s brother and another accomplice arrived at the location with a rental truck, used the key to unlock the door, and began loading items into the truck. Peppar’s brother and his accomplice were arrested. The truck had been rented by Peppars, and he was arrested as well. Peppars was charged with conspiracy to commit burglary and attempted burglary. The jury was unable to reach a verdict on the attempted burglary charge and a mistrial was declared as to that count. Peppars was convicted of conspiracy to commit burglary. Peppars appealed, alleging that there was insufficient evidence to support a conspiracy to commit burglary charge.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Poche, J.)
What to do next…
Here's why 807,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
- Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,300 briefs, keyed to 988 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
- The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
- Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
- Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.
