People v. Clay

Opinion

NEWSOM, J.

Defendants below Larry Clay, Tommy Hart, Bobby Varner, and Frank White appeal on numerous grounds their criminal convictions on multiple counts, as shall appear more particularly below.

The convictions arise from a series of shocking atrocities which may be summarized as follows.

On June 3, 1980, Paula H. resided in a multistory flat on Union and Fillmore Streets in San Francisco. She operated an astrology practice from an office on the ground floor and rented rooms on the upper floors.

At 3:45 in the afternoon two men, subsequently identified as appellants Clay and Hart, rang…