People v. Memro

Opinion

BIRD, C. J.

This is an automatic appeal from a judgment imposing a sentence of death under the 1977 death penalty legislation. (See Pen. Code, § 1239, subd. (b), former Pen. Code, § 190 et seq., repealed by initiative measure approved Nov. 7, 1978.)1

Of the numerous claims made on appeal, this court need consider only one—that the trial court erred in summarily denying appellant’s discovery motion. Decisions of this court, recently codified by the Legislature, require that this contention be sustained and that appellant’s convictions be reversed.

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A. Procedural History

Appellant was…