Supreme Court of California

First degree murder convictions, special circumstance findings that murder was carried out for financial gain, and imposition of death penalty are affirmed over numerous arguments on automatic appeal.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/25/2003
• Published 08/25/2003

Judges

• KENNARD, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Lynne S. Coffin, State Public Defender, under appointment by the Supreme Court, and Andrew S. Love, Assistant State Public Defender, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Ronald A. Bass and Dane R. Gillette, Assistant Attorneys General, and Peggy S. Ruffra, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.