Legal Opinion
People v. Valencia
California Supreme Court
Decided April 14, 2008No. S051451PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CHIN, J.
A jury convicted defendant Alfredo Valencia of the first degree murder of Roberto Cruz under the special circumstance of robbery murder and with personal use of a knife. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 190.2, subd. (a)(17), 12022, subd. (b).) After a penalty trial, the jury returned a verdict of death. The court denied the automatic motion to modify the verdict (§ 190.4) and imposed that sentence. This appeal is automatic. (§ 1239, subd. (b).) We affirm the judgment.
I. Facts
A. Guilt Phase
During the evening of December 15, 1993, defendant stabbed Roberto Cruz to death in Cruz’s red Camaro.…
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