Legal Opinion

People v. Enraca

California Supreme Court

Decided February 6, 2012No. S080947PublishedCited by 97 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

CORRIGAN, J.

In May 1999, defendant Sonny Enraca was convicted of the first degree murders 1 of Ignacio Hernandez and Dedrick Gobert, with a multiple-murder special-circumstance finding. 2 Defendant was also convicted of assault with a deadly weapon 3 on Jenny Hyon, with a great bodily injury finding. 4 Firearm use 5 and criminal street gang 6 findings were made as to all three counts. Defendant was sentenced to death. 7

This appeal is automatic. We affirm the judgment.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

A. Guilt Phase

1. Prosecution Evidence

The victims were shot during a gang fight in November 1994.…

2Cases cited91 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  5. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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