Legal Opinion
People v. Pinholster
California Supreme Court
Decided February 20, 1992No. S004616. Crim. No. 23781PublishedCited by 287 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOSK, J.
Defendant Scott Lynn Pinholster was convicted by a jury of first degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187) 1 of Thomas Johnson and Robert Beckett. The jury found true two multiple-murder special-circumstance allegations (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(3)) and allegations that each murder was committed during the perpetration of a robbery and a burglary. (§ 190.2, subds. (a) (17)(i) & (vii).) The jury also found as to each count that defendant personally used a knife. (§ 12022, subd. (b).) The jury returned the same verdicts and findings against codefendant Paul David Brown. In addition, the jury…
2Cases cited152 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
147 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by287 opinions
- Cullen v. PinholsterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- People v. HillCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998
- People v. RodriguesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
- People v. WilliamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1997
- People v. MauryCalifornia Supreme Court · 2003
282 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.