Legal Opinion
People v. Lomax
California Supreme Court
Decided July 1, 2010No. S057321PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CORRIGAN, J.
A jury convicted defendant of two robberies, with a murder in the course of the second. It found he had used a firearm in all the offenses and found true a robbery-murder special circumstance. Because the jury set the penalty at death, this appeal is automatic. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
I. Guilt Phase
A. Robbery of James Edge
Around 1:30 a.m. on August 25, 1994, James Edge closed his laundromat in Long Beach and walked to his car. A couple drove into the parking lot, and the man asked if the laundromat was open. Edge said it would be at 6:00 a.m. As Edge got in his car, the man…
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