Legal Opinion
People v. Pearson
California Supreme Court
Decided March 21, 2013No. S058157PublishedCited by 210 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CHIN, J.
A jury convicted defendant Michael Nevail Pearson of the first degree murders of Ruth Lorraine Talley and Barbara Garcia with personal use of a firearm and found true the multiple-murder special-circumstance allegation. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 190.2, subd. (a)(3), former § 12022.5, subd. (a).) After a penalty trial, the jury returned a verdict of death. The court denied the automatic motion to modify the verdict (§ 190.4, subd. (e)) and imposed that sentence. This appeal is automatic. (§ 1239, subd. (b).)
We affirm the judgment.
I. FACTS
A. Guilt Phase
1. Prosecution evidence
a.…
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