People v. Quiroz

*68Opinion

HOFFSTADT, J.*

A jury unanimously agrees that a defendant is guilty of murder. Must all jurors either unanimously agree defendant is the killer, or unanimously agree that he aided and abetted the killer? Appellant Raul Becerra Quiroz (Quiroz) argues that Apprendi v. New Jersey (2000) 530 U.S. 466 [147 L.Ed.2d 435, 120 S.Ct. 2348] (Apprendi) requires all jurors to agree on the same theory of legal liability. We disagree. We also reject Quiroz’s arguments that the People’s request for an aiding and abetting instruction deprived him of his right to counsel and that such an instruction may…