People v. Salas

Opinion

WRIGHT, C. J.

A jury found defendant guilty of first degree murder (Pen. Code, § § 187, 189) and first degree robbery (Pen. Code, § § 211, 211a) and fixed the penalty for the murder -at death (Pen. Code, § 190).1 Defendant’s motion for a new trial was denied. As the death penalty cannot be constitutionally imposed we modify the judgment in accordance with *815People v. Anderson (1972) 6 Cal.3d 628 [100 Cal.Rptr. 152, 493 P.2d 880] (see also Furman v. Georgia (1972) 408 U.S. 238 [33 L.Ed.2d 346, 92 S.Ct. 2726]), reject defendant’s various contentions on this automatic appeal (§ 1239, subd.…