This California Supreme Court case is sited in cases related to insanity. I am trying to find a full copy of the original case on the internet, or other "free" solution, for genealogy purposes. The original murder occurred 1928 in Farmersville, California. Leong Fook went to San Quentin where he was executed about 13 months later. Leong Fook's case is sited today in many insantity defense court cases. I'm not certain if the subject case is his specific case, but it is the text in citations. I appreciate any assistance you can provide. Thank you!
2006-09-02 06:13:28 · 2 answers · asked by genlady 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Thank you, Coragryph. I tried the links provided, but wasn't successful in finding the original case info. I got one instance where the People v. Leong Fook case was cited. Am I missing something in accessing the records?
2006-09-02 07:37:46 · update #1
Thank you all for responding to my question. I will attempt to go to a law library and request a copy of this case. I know the original case was filed in Tulare County, California. If a case is heard in the Calif. Supreme Court, would those records be in Sacramento?
This has been my first use of Yahoo Answers, and it has been great. Once again, thank you for your help.
2006-09-09 22:25:28 · update #2
If you go to LoisLaw, you should be able to get a free temporary membership with access to the case.
Or if you go to the California Courts website (first link below), it will take you to a LexisNexis portal (second line below) which should provide free access to this case.
{EDIT} MikeySCO is correct, as usual.
It may not be available online at a free site. But if you are near any courthouse or lawschool, their libraries are generally open to the public and will have copies of the original legal reporters in which the case is printed. Just give the reference librarian the case citation and the year.
2006-09-02 06:26:43 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does not appear to be located anywhere online.
I researched several cases that cited this cas in their argument. None of them provided a link, while citing links for others thus I determined.. there must not be one.
http://www.calpsy.net/forensic/wells.htm
http://online.ceb.com/calcases/C2/14C2d308.htm
http://online.ceb.com/calcases/CA2/19CA2d556.htm
2006-09-09 07:37:09 · answer #2 · answered by BeachBum 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋