Legal Opinion
People v. Hamilton
California Supreme Court
Decided May 19, 1988No. Docket Nos. Crim. 21958, 25303, S001870PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOSK, J.
The cause in Crim. 21958 is before us on remand from the United States Supreme Court. It was last here on automatic appeal from a judgment of death. (Pen. Code, § 1239, subd. (b).) Defendant was convicted of first degree murder (id., § 187), kidnapping (id., § 207), robbery (id., § 211), and burglary (id., § 459). He was found to have committed the murder in the course of robbery (id., § 190.2, subd. (a)(17)(i)), kidnapping (id., subd. (a)(17)(ii)), and burglary (id., subd. (a)(17)(vii)). He admitted that he had previously suffered convictions for forgery (id., § 470) and for…
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