Supreme Court of California

Defendant's conviction for first-degree murder of an 80-year-old victim, forcible rape of an elderly victim while engaged in a residential burglary, and other related crimes, and sentenced to death are affirmed in its entirety and defendant's various claims rejected, including his claim that trial court abused its discretion in denying his requests for substitution of trial counsel and claim of constitutional violations in selecting jurors in capital cases.

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• Decided 04/15/2010
• Published 04/15/2010

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• Supreme Court of California

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