People v. Sattiewhite

Filed 6/30/14 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, ) ) Plaintiff and Respondent, ) ) S039894 v. ) ) CHRISTOPHER JAMES SATTIEWHITE, ) ) Ventura County Defendant and Appellant. ) Super. Ct. No. CR 31367 ____________________________________ ) I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY A jury convicted defendant Christopher James Sattiewhite of the rape (Pen. Code, § 261),1 kidnapping (§ 207), and murder (§ 187) of Genoveva Gonzales. The jury found true the special circumstance allegations that the murder occurred during the commission of the rape and kidnapping (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(17)(B), (C)), and it…