Supreme Court of California

Defendant's conviction for first degree murder and robbery and sentence of death are affirmed, and defendant's various challenges rejected, including: 1) trial court's excusal of a prospective juror for cause based on her opposition to the death penalty; 2) trial court's denial of defendant's motion of acquittal with regard to attempted robbery; 3) sufficiency of evidence to prove murder on a felony murder theory; 4) trial court's refusal to give the challenged consciousness of guilt instructions; and 5) constitutionality of the death penalty.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/17/2012
• Published 12/17/2012

Judges

• Cantil-Sakauye

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel