People v. Schaefer

Opinion

SEPULVEDA, J.*

A jury convicted defendant Edward John Schaefer in 2010 of second degree murder and other crimes in connection with a *1285motorcycle crash in Novato that killed a nine-year-old girl and injured her father, requiring the amputation of the father’s right leg. Defendant died while his appeal (People v. Schaefer (Sept. 20, 2010, A129577)) was pending, and this court granted defense counsel’s unopposed request to direct the trial court to “abate all proceedings with respect to defendant Schaefer which are currently pending in that court.” The trial court thereafter concluded that…