Supreme Court of California

Conviction of defendant for first-degree murder and a sentence of death are affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) trial court's error in refusing to appoint Keenan counsel; 2) failure to disclose Brady and section 1054.1 material; 3) evidentiary issues; 4) instructional error; 5) trial court's failure to limit the prosecution's victim impact evidence; 6) scope of cross examination; 7) alleged Griffin error; 8) timing of defense closing argument; 9) challenges to California's death penalty scheme; 10) denial of new trial motion; 11) denial of request to discharge retained counsel; 12) cumulative prejudice; and 13) alleged violation of international law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/02/2010
• Published 08/02/2010

Judges

• KENNARD, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John F. Schuck, Edmund G. Brown, Jr