Supreme Court of California

Conspiracy to commit murder is not a death-eligible crime. Death sentence as to this count reversed and remanded so that defendant may be resentenced to a term of 25 years to life imprisonment. Defendant-s death sentence as to other three counts upheld and judgment affirmed in all other respects.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/07/2005
• Published 03/07/2005

Judges

• MORENO, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Richard L. Rubin, Oakland, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Mary Jo Graves, Assistant Attorney General, J. Robert Jibson, John A. O'Sullivan, Julie A. Hokans and Catherine Chatman, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.