Supreme Court of California

In automatic appeal from death sentence on multiple guilt and penalty phase issues, 1) admission of evidence of a similar prior murder was proper to show intent and design, 2) limited testimony by a pathologist on the similarity of killings and whether they were "methodical" was permissible, and 3) jury misconduct did not occur.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/30/2002
• Published 05/30/2002

Judges

• CHIN, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Gregory Marshall, Palo Cedro, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Jo Graves, Assistant Attorney General, Ward A. Campbell, Anthony L. Dicce, J. Robert Jibson, John A. O'Sullivan and Eric L. Christoffersen, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.