Legal Opinion
People v. Morales
California Supreme Court
Decided April 6, 1989No. S004552. Crim. 23153PublishedCited by 186 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LUCAS, C. J.
On May 29, 1981, an amended information was filed in San Joaquin County Superior Court charging defendant Morales with murder, and alleging as special circumstances that (1) the murder was intentional and involved the infliction of torture (Pen. Code, § 190.2, subd. (a)(18); further statutory references are to this code unless otherwise indicated), and (2) defendant intentionally killed the victim while lying in wait (id., subd. (a) (15)). In addition, the amended information alleged that defendant personally used deadly weapons, namely, a knife and hammer (§ 12022, subd.…
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