People v. Scott

Filed 6/8/15 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, ) ) Plaintiff and Respondent, ) ) S064858 v. ) ) ROYCE LYN SCOTT, ) ) Riverside County Defendant and Appellant. ) Super. Ct. No. CR 16374 ____________________________________) THE COURT.* Following a jury trial on a 15-count indictment, defendant Royce Lyn Scott was convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering 78-year-old Della Morris in her home. Specifically, Scott was convicted of the first degree murder of Morris (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a); count 4), burglary (id., § 459; count 1), and the rape and sodomy of Morris (id., §§…