Legal Opinion

People v. Mendoza

California Supreme Court

Decided November 29, 2007No. S067678PublishedCited by 61 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

MORENO, J.

Defendant Martin Mendoza was convicted by a jury of the first degree murders of Sandra Resendes, Eric Resendes, and Wendy Cervantes (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)), 1 as to which the special circumstance of multiple murder was found to be true. (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(3).) Defendant was also convicted of the attempted murders of Julio Cervantes, Antonio Cervantes, and San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department Deputies Mark Kane and Stan Gordon (§§ 187, subd. (a), 664), and assault with a semiautomatic firearm on Rocio Cervantes and Sergio Mendoza (§ 245, subd. (b); former § 12022.5,…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  5. Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by61 opinions

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