People v. KANAWYER

Opinion

SIMS, Acting P. J.

Defendant Ryan Peter Kanawyer went to the home of his grandparents with a sawed-off shotgun, broke in, and shot them at close range, killing them. A jury convicted him of two counts of first degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a); counts 1 & 2) and one count of residential burglary (Pen. Code, § 459; count 3). On each murder count, the jury also found true two special circumstances for imposition of a life sentence without parole: defendant (1) committed multiple murders, and (2) committed murder while engaged in a burglary. (§ 190.2, subds. (a)(3), (a)(17)(G).)…