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People v. Gallego

California Supreme Court

Decided December 20, 1990No. S004561PublishedCited by 181 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

LUCAS, C. J.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of guilt and sentence of death. A jury found him guilty of two counts each of first degree murder and kidnapping, and found he was armed with, and used, a firearm in the commission of those crimes. It also found true two special circumstances as to each killing: (i) multiple murder and (ii) murder in the commission of kidnapping.

I. Facts

After venue was moved from Sacramento County to Contra Costa County, defendant elected to represent himself at the guilt trial. The following evidence was presented.

Guilt phase

1. The prosecution case

After…

2Cases cited119 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by181 opinions

  1. People v. BolinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998
  2. People v. PriceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
  3. People v. RodriguesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
  4. People v. FryeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998
  5. People v. WilliamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998

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