Legal Opinion
People v. Whalen
California Supreme Court
Decided February 4, 2013No. S054569PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CANTIL-SAKAUYE, C. J.
A jury found defendant Daniel Lee Whalen guilty of the 1994 first degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a))1 and first degree robbery (§ 212.5, subd. (a)) of Sherman Robbins, and found true the special circumstance allegation that the murder was committed during the course of a robbery (§ 190.2, former subd. (a)(17)(i), now subd. (a)(17)(A)), and the allegation that defendant personally used a firearm in the commission of the offenses (§ 12022.5). Defendant admitted he had suffered three prior serious felony convictions (§ 667, subd. (d)), and had served four…
2Cases cited136 opinions
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- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by132 opinions
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