Supreme Court of California

Conviction of defendant for first degree murder, robbery, and attempted carjacking, and a sentence of death are affirmed where: 1) defendant's claim that the evidence is insufficient to support his convictions for the crimes and the special circumstance finding are without merit; 2) trial court did not err in admitting a handwritten "script" giving defendant an alibi for the attempted murders; 3) the trial court did not err in refusing defendant's request to instruct on lesser related offenses; 4) the trial court did not err during voir dire regarding the penalty deliberations; 5) trial court did not err in admitting corroboration of aggravating evidence; 6) trial court did not err in overruling defendant's objections to victim impact evidence; 7) trial court did not err in admitting defendant's rap lyrics as aggravating evidence; 8) defendant's challenges to the death penalty law and instructions are meritless; and 9) trial court did not err in imposing a $10,000 victim restitution fine.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/20/2011
• Published 01/20/2011

Judges

• CORRIGAN

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Glen Nierny, Edmund G. Brown, Jr.