Supreme Court of California

Death sentence and conviction of conspiracy to murder and the first degree murder of defendant's husband, Pen. Code sections 182 and 187, with a special circumstance allegation that defendant committed the murder for financial gain, section 190.2(a)(1), are affirmed in an automatic appeal over challenges to: 1) admission of other crimes and bad acts evidence; 2) alleged instructional error at the penalty phase; 3) California's Death Penalty Law; 4) International law; and 5) cumulative prejudice.

Appellate Information

• Published 2016/12/01

Judges

• WERDEGAR

Court

• Supreme Court of California

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