People v. Battle

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. THOMAS LEE BATTLE, Defendant and Appellant. S119296 San Bernardino County Superior Court FVI012605 July 1, 2021 Justice Cuéllar authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye and Justices Corrigan, Kruger, Groban, and Jenkins concurred. Justice Liu filed a dissenting opinion. PEOPLE v. BATTLE S119296 Opinion of the Court by Cuéllar, J. Defendant Thomas Lee Battle was convicted of kidnapping and killing Shirley and Andrew Demko after burglarizing and robbing their home. The jury returned a…