Legal Opinion
People v. Fuiava
California Supreme Court
Decided February 6, 2012No. S055652PublishedCited by 245 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CANTEL-SAKAUYE, C. J.
After a jury trial, defendant Freddie Fuiava was convicted of the first degree murder of Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Stephen Blair (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)), 1 and the premeditated attempted murder of Blair’s partner, Deputy Robert Lyons (§§ 664, subds. (a) & (e), 187, subd. (a)). The jury found true the two special circumstance allegations that the murder of Deputy Blair was committed for the purpose of avoiding and preventing a lawful arrest (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(5)), and that Blair was a peace officer engaged in the performance of his duties when…
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