People v. Modesto

For the third time, a jury has found defendant guilty of the first degree murders of Connie and Mary Mack and has fixed the penalty at death.1 This appeal is automatic. (Pen. Code, § 1239, subd. (b).)

The record before us suggests seven possible bases for reversing the judgment below. After careful examination, we find them all to be without merit.

We examine here the contentions (1) that the trial court should have granted defendant’s motion for a change of venue; (2) that defendant’s statements to the police should *700have been excluded; (3) that the evidence adduced by the prosecution failed to…