Legal Opinion
People v. Virgil
California Supreme Court
Decided June 30, 2011No. S047867PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CORRIGAN, J.
A jury convicted defendant Lester Wayne Virgil of murdering 22-year-old Soy Sung Lao during a doughnut shop robbery. The jury also convicted defendant of two other robberies, both committed with a knife and one accompanied by an assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury, and found true a robbery-murder special circumstance. Because the penalty was set at death, this appeal is automatic.' We affirm the judgment.
BACKGROUND
I. Guilt Phase
A. Robbery of Beatriz Addo
On the morning of October 13, 1992, Beatriz Addo was working alone at the LaBargain Grocery, which…
2Cases cited165 opinions
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