People v. Steskal

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MAURICE GERALD STESKAL, Defendant and Appellant. S122611 Orange County Superior Court 99ZF0023 April 29, 2021 Justice Kruger authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye and Justices Corrigan, Liu, Cuéllar, Groban, and Jenkins concurred. PEOPLE v. STESKAL S122611 Opinion of the Court by Kruger, J. A jury convicted defendant Maurice Gerald Steskal of the first degree murder of Orange County Deputy Sheriff Bradley J. Riches. (Pen. Code, § 187.) The jury found true a special circumstance…