Legal Opinion
People v. McDermott
California Supreme Court
Decided October 30, 2002No. S016081PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KENNARD, J.
A jury convicted defendant Maureen McDermott of one count of murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)) 1 and one count of attempted murder (§§ 664, 187, subd. (a)). The jury found true special circumstance allegations that the murder was carried out for financial gain (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(1)) and by means of lying in wait (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(15)). Defendant was sentenced to death. This appeal is automatic. (Cal. Const., art. VI, § 11; Pen. Code, § 1239.)
I. Facts and Proceedings
A. Guilt Phase
On April 28, 1985, Stephen Eldridge was brutally stabbed to death in the home he shared…
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