Legal Opinion
People v. Bell
California Supreme Court
Decided May 2, 2019No. S080056PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOpinion of the Court by Corrigan, J.
*79 While his girlfriend and her teenage son waited outside, defendant Michael Leon Bell robbed a convenience store and fatally shot the clerk. He was convicted of murder in the course of a robbery along with burglary, robbery, shooting at an occupied vehicle, unlawful possession of a firearm, and enhancements for a serious felony conviction and personal use of *80 a firearm. The jury fixed the penalty at death. The court *541 also imposed a determinate sentence of 25 years and 4 months on the additional charges and enhancements. We affirm the judgment. **1114 I. BACKGROUND
A. Guilt Phase
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