Legal Opinion

People v. Gann

California Court of Appeal

Decided March 24, 2011No. D055431PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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AARON, J.

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INTRODUCTION

In a joint trial with separate juries, brother and sister Nathaniel Marcus Gann and Brae E Hansen were convicted of first degree murder in the shooting death of their stepfather. Gann’s jury did not sustain a special circumstance allegation that he committed the murder by means of lying in wait within the meaning of Penal Code1 section 190.2, subdivision (a)(15). Hansen’s jury, however, made a true finding as to the lying-in-wait special circumstance. The trial court sentenced Gann to 25 years to life, and sentenced Hansen to life in prison without the possibility…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Davis v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  3. People v. RodriguesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
  4. People v. HardyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
  5. United States v. Martha Stewart and Peter BacanovicCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. In re K.H. CA1/2California Court of Appeal · 2014
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  5. People v. Tuff CA4/3California Court of Appeal · 2014

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