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People v. Cruz

California Supreme Court

Decided July 24, 2008No. S042224PublishedCited by 153 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BAXTER, J.

Following a stipulated change of venue from Shasta County to Sonoma County, a jury convicted defendant Tomas Verano Cruz of the first degree murder of Shasta County Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Perrigo (Pen. Code, § 187), 1 and forcible escape (§ 4532, subd. (a)). Each offense was found to have been committed with personal firearm use (§ 12022.5). Three special circumstances were found true: murder for the purpose of perfecting or attempting to perfect escape from lawful custody (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(5)); intentional murder of a peace officer while engaged in the performance of his…

2Cases cited107 opinions

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  3. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  5. Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by153 opinions

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