Legal Opinion
People v. Fairbank
California Supreme Court
Decided December 22, 1997No. S012032PublishedCited by 135 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CHIN, J.
Defendant tortured Wendy Cheek and then killed her. A week earlier, he had sexually assaulted a different woman. Defendant pleaded guilty to first degree murder and admitted the special circumstances of attempted oral copulation and torture. After a penalty trial, the jury returned a verdict of death. We affirm.
Facts and Procedural Background
The information filed April 25, 1986, charged defendant with first degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187)1 and alleged that he committed the murder while attempting to commit rape (former § 190.2, subd. (a)(17)(iii)) and unlawful oral copulation…
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