Odle v. Superior Court

Opinion

KAUS, J.

I

An information charges James Richard Odle with two counts of murder (Pen. Code, § 187), four counts of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (b)), three counts of auto theft (Veh. Code, § 10851), and counts of kidnaping (Pen. Code, § 207) and possession of a firearm by a felon (Pen. Code, § 12021). Special circumstances are alleged in connection with the murder counts.1 There is no indication that the prosecution will not seek the death penalty. Odle’s nephew Brian, originally charged with Odle on one of the murders, was granted a severance.

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