Legal Opinion
People v. Robbins
California Supreme Court
Decided June 27, 1988No. Crim. 23149PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LUCAS, C. J.
Malcolm Joseph Robbins appeals (Pen. Code, § 1239, subd. (b))1 from a judgment of death following his conviction of the murder (§ 187) and kidnapping (§ 207) of Christopher Finney. The jury found as special circumstances that the murder was committed during a kidnapping (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(17)(ii)) and a lewd and lascivious act on a minor (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(17)(v); see § 288). We affirm.
*872I. Facts
A. Guilt Phase Evidence
On the afternoon of June 15, 1980, six-year-old Christopher Finney disappeared on the way home from his father’s store in Isla Vista. Christopher was last…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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