Legal Opinion
People v. Turner
California Supreme Court
Decided November 21, 1984No. Crim. 21456PublishedCited by 197 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KAUS, J.
Defendant Richard Dean Turner was convicted under the 1978 death penalty law (Pen. Code, § 190 et seq.)1 on two counts of first degree murder. Special circumstance allegations that the murders were committed during commission of burglary (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(17)) and that Turner was convicted of more than one offense of murder (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(3)) were found to be true. The jury fixed the punishment at death. The appeal is automatic. (Cal. Const., art. VI, §11; § 1239, subd. (b).) Codefendant William Souza, similarly charged and convicted, was sentenced to life imprisonment…
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3Cited by197 opinions
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