Legal Opinion
People v. Thomas
California Supreme Court
Decided February 23, 2012No. S048337PublishedCited by 164 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CANTIL-SAKAUYE, C. J.
Defendant was convicted of the second degree murder of Carlos Adkins and the first degree murders of Compton Police Officer Kevin Burrell and Reserve Officer James MacDonald. The jury found true special circumstance allegations that the officers were killed while engaged in the performance of their duties and that defendant was convicted of more than one murder. (Pen. Code, § 190.2, subd. (a)(3), (7).) The jury found him guilty of one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. (Former § 12021, subd. (a).) Allegations as to all three murder counts that…
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