Legal Opinion
People v. Bell
California Supreme Court
Decided February 15, 2007No. S038499PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WERDEGAR, J.
Defendant Steven M. Bell was convicted of first degree murder with a robbery-murder special circumstance (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 189, 190.2, subd. (a)(17)) and sentenced to death for the 1992 killing of Joey Anderson. On automatic appeal, we affirm the judgment in its entirety.
Factual and Procedural Background
Guilt Phase Trial
Prosecution Evidence
On June 4, 1992, defendant was living at the San Diego home of his girlfriend, Deborah Mitchell, with Mitchell and her 11-year-old son, Joey Anderson. On that morning, after Mitchell left for work and Joey went to school, defendant…
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