Legal Opinion
People v. Whitt
California Supreme Court
Decided October 25, 1990No. S004689. Crim. 24585PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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EAGLESON, J.
A jury convicted defendant Charles Edward Whitt of one count of first degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187),1 one count of robbery (§ 211), and one count of assault with a deadly weapon (§ 245, subd. (a)). Before trial, defendant pled guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by an ex-felon (§ 12021). The jury found true a special circumstance that the murder was committed in the course of a robbery (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(17)(i)). After a penalty trial, the jury sentenced defendant to death under the 1978 law.
On automatic appeal, this court affirmed the guilt judgment, but set…
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