People v. Miller

Opinion

EAGLESON, J.

Defendant Donald Miller appeals from a judgment of death imposed under the 1978 death penalty law. (Pen. Code, § 190.1 et seq.) He was convicted by a jury of the murders of Michael Thomas (count I), Robert Sanderson (count II), Ernesto Ramirez (count III), and Danny Harmon (count IV). (§ 187.) A multiple-murder special circumstance was found true as to each of the four murder counts. (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(3).) Defendant was also convicted of the attempted murders of Michael Pietila (count V), Douglas Allison (count VI), Rodolfo Pambid (count VII), and Richard Sulita (count…