Supreme Court of California

Convictions for first degree murder and rape, a jury finding on a special circumstance allegation that the murder was committed in the commission of the rape, and imposition of the death penalty are all affirmed on automatic appeal.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/17/2003
• Published 03/17/2003

Judges

• BROWN, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  H. Mitchell Caldwell and Jan J. Nolan, Santa Ana, under appointments by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Assistant Attorney General, John R Gorey and Herbert S. Tetef, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.