People v. Wader

Opinion

KENNARD, J.

A jury convicted defendant Michael Joseph Wader of the first degree murder of Maxine Brown. (Pen. Code, § 187; all further statutory references are to this code unless otherwise indicated.) The jury made a special circumstance finding of robbery-murder (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(17)(i)), and found to be true an allegation that defendant had used a firearm in committing the crime. (§ 12022.5.) The jury also found defendant guilty of kidnapping for purposes of robbery (§ 209, subd. (b)) and robbery (§ 211), and found firearm use allegations and great bodily injury allegations (§…