People v. San Nicolas

Opinion

MORENO, J.

A jury convicted defendant Rodney Jesse San Nicolas of the first degree murders of his wife Mary San Nicolas (also known as Mary James) and Mary’s nine-year-old niece April James (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)), 1 and found true the personal use of a knife allegations as to these murders. (§§12022, subd. (b)(1) (Mary), 12022.3, subd. (a) (April).) The jury also convicted defendant of forcibly raping April James (§261, subd. (a)(2)) and of forcibly committing a lewd and lascivious act upon her (§ 288, subd. (b)(1)), and found true the great bodily injury allegation connected…