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People v. Molano

California Supreme Court

Decided June 27, 2019No. S161399PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtOpinion of the Court by Corrigan, J.

*628Carl Edward Molano was convicted by jury of first degree murder, with the special circumstance that the murder was committed during a rape.1 After he waived jury on prior conviction allegations for spousal abuse with great bodily injury and two rapes, the court found the allegations true. After the jury returned a verdict of death, the court imposed that sentence. This appeal is automatic. We affirm the judgment in full.

*629I. BACKGROUND

A. Guilt Phase

On June 16, 1995, friends of Suzanne McKenna had been unable to reach her by phone and went to her cottage in Hayward. Judy Luque knocked on the…

2Cases cited108 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  5. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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3Cited by45 opinions

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