Legal Opinion
People v. Cox
California Supreme Court
Decided June 9, 2003No. S004703PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MORENO, J.
On November 26, 1985, defendant Michael Anthony Cox was sentenced to death for the 1984 first degree murders of three teenage girls—Denise Galston, her sister Debbie Galston, and Lynda Burrill—with the special circumstance of multiple murder. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 190.2, subd. (a)(3).) This appeal is automatic. (Pen. Code, § 1239, subd. (b).) For the reasons stated below, the judgment is affirmed.1
I
Guilt Phase
A. Overview
Nona Chapman ran a foster home for teenage girls on Weswin Court in Placerville. Darlene S. (Darlene), age 17, moved into the home on December *92714, 1983. Debbie…
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