Legal Opinion
People v. Brown
California Supreme Court
Decided June 2, 2014No. S052374PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CORRIGAN, J.
A jury convicted Steven Allen Brown of first degree murder, sodomy, and forcible lewd act on a minor under 14. It found true the special circumstances for murder in the commission of the sexual offenses, 2 and returned a death verdict. This appeal is automatic. (Cal. Const., art. VI, § 11, subd. (a); Pen. Code, § 1239, subd. (b).) We affirm the judgment.
I. FACTS
A. Guilt Phase
1. Prosecution
The body of 11-year-old April Holley was found in the bathtub of the trailer home she shared with her mother Naomi and her older sister Tammy. 3 April had been sexually assaulted and…
2Cases cited59 opinions
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