Legal Opinion
People v. Wright
California Supreme Court
Decided December 27, 1990No. S004479. Crim. No. 22843PublishedCited by 232 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
EAGLESON, J.
Defendant Bronte Lament Wright was convicted of the first degree murder of Patricia Hunter (Pen. Code, § 187), 1 rape (§ 261), attempted robbery (§§ 664/211), and burglary (§ 459). Various enhancement allegations were found true: personal use of a deadly and dangerous weapon, infliction of great bodily injury upon a victim of advanced age, and commission of the offenses while defendant was on parole following a term of imprisonment for a violent felony in which he had used a handgun. (§§ 1203.075, 1203.085, 1203.09, 12022.7, 12022.8, 12022.) Three special circumstances were…
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