Legal Opinion
People v. Pantoja
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 6, 2004No. A101223PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
POLLAK, J.
Defendant Jorge Antonio Pantoja appeals from his conviction on one count of first degree murder and one count of child endangerment after he killed his girlfriend, Maria Montero, in the presence of their daughter. In proving that defendant committed premeditated murder, the prosecution relied in large part on a declaration by Montero included in an application for a restraining order that was filed several days before she was killed. In the declaration, Montero stated that defendant had threatened to kill her. Defendant contends that the declaration was not admissible under…
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