People v. King
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STEIN, J.
On May 28, 1997, a jury returned a verdict finding appellant James Edward King guilty of murder with special circumstances, first degree burglary, sodomy and attempted rape. The jury did not, however, find that appellant’s crimes warranted the death penalty. The trial court accordingly sentenced appellant to life in prison without the possibility of parole consecutive to a determinate term of 30 years.
In appealing his conviction and sentence, appellant does not deny that he in fact committed the crimes. He contends, rather, that the jury’s findings were based on inadmissible…
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