People v. Majors

Opinion

BROWN, J.

A jury found defendant James David Majors guilty of the first degree murders of Thomas Probst, Jeanine Copeland, and Patrick Mungavin (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a), 189)1 and of first degree robbery (§§211, 212.5, subd. (a)). The jury also found defendant had personally used a firearm during the three murders and the robbery. (§ 12022.5, subd. (a).) In addition, the jury found true special circumstance allegations that defendant murdered the victims during the commission of a robbery (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(17)) and committed multiple murders (id., subd. (a)(3)). Defendant was…