Supreme Court of California

Judgment of death is affirmed on automatic appeal. No prejudice resulted from the erroneous penalty phase instruction on defendant's possession of razor blades while in custody.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/17/2004
• Published 05/17/2004

Judges

•  KENNARD, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Carl Gonser, San Rafael, and Michael B. McPartland, Palm Desert, under appointments by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Ronald A. Bass, Assistant Attorney General, Ronald S. Matthias and Linda M. Murphy, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.