Legal Opinion
People v. Booker
California Supreme Court
Decided January 20, 2011No. S083899PublishedCited by 179 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MORENO, J.
A jury convicted defendant Richard Lonnie Booker of the first degree murders of Tricia Powalka, Amanda Elliot, and Corina Candara. (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a).) It also convicted him of arson (§451, subd. (b)) and the attempted murder of Eric S. (§§ 187, 664). It found true special circumstance allegations of multiple murder as to each count of murder (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(3)) and that Corina was murdered during the commission or attempted commission of a rape (§ 190.2, former subd. (a)(17)(iii), now (a)(17)(C)) and a lewd act by force on a child under 14 (§ 190.2, former…
2Cases cited128 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by179 opinions
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