People v. St. Joseph
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STEIN, J.
Cliff St. Joseph appeals from his convictions of the first degree murder of John Doe No. 60 and sodomy and false imprisonment of Ricky Hunter. The court sentenced appellant to state prison for a term of 25 years to life for the murder. This sentence is to be served consecutively to the aggravated term of nine years for the sodomy. The three-year sentence for false imprisonment is stayed pursuant to Penal Code section 654.
Facts
On June 15, 1985, a body was discovered in an industrial area of San Francisco. An autopsy revealed that the victim’s death had been caused by multiple…
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