Legal Opinion
People v. Champion
California Supreme Court
Decided April 6, 1995No. S004486. Crim. No. 22955PublishedCited by 214 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KENNARD, J.
A jury convicted defendant Stephen Allen Champion of two counts of murder (Pen. Code, § 187), 1 two counts of robbery (§ 211) and one count of burglary (§ 459), finding that he was armed with a firearm in the course of each offense (§ 12022, subd. (a)). On the two counts of murder, the jury found the existence of these special circumstances: robbery murder (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(17)(i)), burglary murder (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(17)(vii)), and multiple murder (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(3)).
The same jury also convicted defendant Craig Anthony Ross of three counts of murder (§ 187), five…
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