Legal Opinion
People v. Petznick
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 14, 2004No. H023768PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PREMO, J.
Introduction
The victim, Gaylord Chilcote was found dead in his Watsonville home on Tuesday morning, November 17, 1998. He had been bound, gagged, bludgeoned, and stabbed. The house had been ransacked. A large amount of cash, travelers’ checks, jewelry and watches was missing.
Defendant, Sean Patrick Petznick and three others—Kimberly LaBore, James Dotson, and Gabriel Banes—were arrested for the crimes. The grand jury issued an indictment that charged defendant with four counts: conspiracy (Pen. Code, §§ 182, subd. (a)(1), count 1), 1 murder (§ 187, count 2), burglary (§ 459,…
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