Legal Opinion

People v. Burton

California Court of Appeal, 5th District

Decided December 4, 2018No. C084180PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDuarte, J.

*919A jury found defendant Shauna Marie Burton guilty of two counts of first degree murder and one count of second degree robbery, found true a multiple-murder *37special circumstance, and found true allegations that defendant used two deadly weapons (a flashlight and a knife). ( Pen. Code, §§ 187, 190.2, subd. (a)(3), 211, 12022, subd. (b)(1).) The trial court sentenced defendant to prison for life without parole plus seven years, and defendant timely filed this appeal.

Defendant contends the trial court improperly admitted evidence about a prior conviction, no substantial evidence supports first…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  2. People v. AriasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996
  3. People v. CainCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
  4. People v. CrandellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
  5. People v. HollowayCalifornia Supreme Court · 2004

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