Legal Opinion

People v. Taylor

California Supreme Court

Decided December 31, 1990No. S004717. Crim. No. 25505PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

PANELLI, J.

Defendant Freddie Lee Taylor was convicted of the first degree murder of Carmen Carlos Vasquez (Pen. Code, § 187),1 robbery in an inhabited dwelling (§213.5), attempted rape (§§ 261, 664), and three counts of burglary (§ 459). Three prior conviction enhancements were found true: robbery, burglary, and battery with great bodily injury. Two special circumstances were found true: that the murder was committed while defendant was engaged in the commission or attempted commission of robbery (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(17)(i)) and burglary (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(17)(vii)). A special…

2Cases cited56 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Boyde v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Booth v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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3Cited by52 opinions

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