Legal Opinion
People v. Williams
California Supreme Court
Decided December 31, 1981No. Crim. 21783PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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BIRD, C. J.—
May a trial court dismiss, pursuant to Penal Code section 1385,1 a finding of special circumstances under California’s death penalty statute (§§ 190-190.5) so that a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole may be modified?
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Appellant was charged with one count of violating section 187 (murder), with special circumstance allegations that the murder was committed during the commission of a robbery (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(17)(i)) and burglary (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(17)(vii)); two counts of burglary (§ 459); and three counts of robbery (§ 211). The first trial…
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