Legal Opinion

People v. Douglas

California Supreme Court

Decided April 2, 1990No. S004666. Crim. 24475PublishedCited by 144 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

LUCAS, C. J.

Defendant Fred Berre Douglas appeals from a judgment imposing death following his conviction of two counts of first degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187 et seq.; all further statutory references are to this code unless otherwise indicated), accompanied by the special circumstance finding of multiple murder (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(3)) in connection with the 1982 killings of 19-year-old Beth Jones and 16-year-old Margaret Kreuger. We affirm the judgment in its entirety.

I. Facts and Procedure

A. Guilt Phase Evidence

The case against defendant was based substantially on the testimony of…

2Cases cited103 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by144 opinions

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