People v. Rowland

Opinion

MOSK, J.

—This is an automatic appeal (Pen. Code, § 1239, subd. (b)) from a judgment of death under the 1978 death penalty law (id., § 190 et seq.).

On February 11,1987, the District Attorney of San Mateo County filed an amended information against defendant Guy Kevin Rowland in the superior court of that county. (He had filed the original information on September 29, 1986.)

Count I charged that on or about March 17, 1986, defendant murdered Marion R. (Pen. Code, § 187.)

It was alleged for death eligibility that defendant committed the offense under the special circumstance of felony…