People v. Abel

Opinion

WERDEGAR, J.

A jury convicted defendant John Clyde Abel of the first degree murder of Armando Miller (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)), also finding he had personally used a firearm in the commission of the offense (id., § 12022.5, subd. (a)) and finding true the special circumstance that defendant had committed the murder during the course of a robbery (id., § 190.2, subd. (a)(17)). It imposed a sentence of death. We affirm the judgment.

I. FACTS

A. Introduction

Armando Miller’s family owned the Alameda Market in the City of Orange. Every Friday morning, Miller or his father withdrew either…