People v. Michaels

Opinion

KENNARD, J.

A jury convicted defendant Kurt Michaels of the first degree murder of JoAnn Clemons (Pen. Code, § 187), 1 as well as robbery of Clemons (§211) and burglary of her apartment (§ 459). The jury found that defendant personally used a knife in all three crimes (§ 12022, subd. (a)), and personally inflicted great bodily injury on Clemons (§ 12022.7). It also found four special circumstances: (1) intentional murder for financial gain (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(1)); (2) murder dining the commission of robbery (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(17)(A)); (3) murder during the commission of first degree…