Legal Opinion
People v. Cunningham
California Supreme Court
Decided July 2, 2015No. S051342PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WERDEGAR, J.
In a bench trial before the Superior Court of San Bernardino County, defendant John Lee Cunningham was convicted of the first degree murders of Wayne Sonke, David Smith, and Jose Silva. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a), 189.) The trial court found true the special circumstance allegations that defendant committed multiple murders and that the murders of Sonke and Smith took place during the commission of a burglary and a robbery. (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(3), (17)(A), (G).) The court also found defendant guilty of one count of second degree burglary (§ 459), three counts of second…
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