Cooks
People v. Cooks
Opinion
Opinion
Rouse, J.
In May 1974, the Grand Jury for the City and County of San Francisco returned an indictment that accused Jessie Lee Cooks, Larry Craig Green, Manuel Moore, and J.C.X. Simon of conspiracy to commit murder between October 20, 1973, and April 30, 1974 (Pen. Code, §§ 182, 187). The indictment alleged four overt acts (Pen. Code, §§ 184, 1104). Cooks and Green were also accused of the following crimes in which Quita Hague was the victim: kidnaping (Pen. Code, § 207), robbery (Pen. Code, § 211), and murder (Pen. Code, § 187). Cooks and Green were also accused of the following crimes in which Quita’s husband, Richard Hague, was the victim: kidnaping (Pen. Code, § 207), robbery (Pen. Code, § 211), and assault with a deadly weapon (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)). These crimes against Mr. and Mrs. Hague were committed on the night of October 20, 1973. The indictment further alleged that in robbing Quita Hague defendant Green inflicted great bodily injury on her (former Pen. Code, § 213), that in robbing Richard Hague defendant Cooks inflicted great bodily injury on him (former Pen. Code, § 213), and that Cooks used a firearm in committing each offense against Richard and Quita Hague…