Legal Opinion
People v. Montes
California Supreme Court
Decided March 13, 2014No. S059912PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CHIN, J.
A Riverside County jury found defendant Joseph Montes guilty of first degree murder (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 189) (count I)), 1 kidnapping during the commission of a carjacking (§ 209.5) (count II), carjacking (§ 215) (count III), and being a felon in possession of a firearm (former § 12021, subd. (a)(1), now § 29800, subd. (a)) (count IV). The jury found true three special-circumstance allegations, namely, that the murder was committed while defendant was engaged in the commission of a (1) robbery, (2) kidnapping for robbery, and (3) kidnapping. (§ 190.2, former subd. (a)(17)(i) &…
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