People v. Moreno
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
THAXTER, J.
In what is apparently a case of first impression, we will hold that the special circumstances jury trial provision of Penal Code 1 section 190.4, subdivision (a) is not mandated by the California Constitution.
Statement of the Case
In information number 25143 Fermín Fredric Moreno and his brother, Fernando Moreno (collectively appellants), were charged with the murder of Henry Woods (§ 187), special circumstances (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(17)), attempted robbery (§§ 211, 664), and burglary (§ 459). Personal use of a deadly weapon (knife) enhancements (§ 12022, subd. (b)) were…
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