P. v. Pearson

Filed 3/21/13 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, ) ) Plaintiff and Respondent, ) ) S058157 v. ) ) MICHAEL NEVAIL PEARSON, ) ) Contra Costa County Defendant and Appellant. ) Super. Ct. No. 951701-2 ____________________________________) A jury convicted defendant Michael Nevail Pearson of the first degree murders of Ruth Lorraine Talley and Barbara Garcia with personal use of a firearm and found true the multiple-murder special-circumstance allegation. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 190.2, subd.(a)(3), former § 12022.5, subd. (a).)1 After a penalty trial, the jury returned a verdict of death.…