Supreme Court of California

A first degree murder with multiple murder special circumstance conviction and resulting capital sentence are upheld on all grounds, including arguments based on 1) use of defendant's confessions to shootings, 2) a Wheeler claim, and 3) victim impact evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/02/2002
• Published 12/03/2002

Judges

• WERDEGAR, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Lynne S. Coffin, State Public Defender, under appointment by the Supreme Court, Audrey R. Chavez, Deputy State Public Defender;  Law Offices of Coffin & Love and Andrew S. Love for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, David P. Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Ronald A. Bass, Assistant Attorney General, Catherine A. Rivlin and Christina Vom Saal, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.