People v. Croy

Opinion

GRODIN, J.

Appellant stands convicted of first degree murder (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 189),1 conspiracy to commit murder (§ 182), attempted murder (§ 664), robbery (§ 211), and assault with a deadly weapon on a peace *6officer (§ 245, subd. (b)). In addition, the jury found two special circumstances—committing murder in the course of a robbery and murdering a police officer in the line of duty (former § 190.2, subd. (c)(1) & (c)(3)(i))— and imposed upon appellant the sentence of death pursuant to the 1977 death penalty statute. This appeal is automatic.

Most of appellant’s arguments we find to…