Legal Opinion
People v. Scott
California Supreme Court
Decided June 8, 2015No. S064858PublishedCited by 155 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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THE COURT.*
Following a jury trial on a 15-count indictment, defendant Royce Lyn Scott was convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering 78-year-old Della Morris in her home. Specifically, Scott was convicted of the first degree murder of Morris (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a); count 4), burglary (id., § 459; count 1), and the rape and sodomy of Morris (id., §§ 261, subd. (a)(2), 286, subd. (c); counts 2 and 3). (All undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.) The jury found true the burglary, rape, and sodomy special-circumstance allegations. (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(17)(G),…
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