Legal Opinion
People v. Rivera
California Supreme Court
Decided May 23, 2019No. S153881PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOpinion of the Court by Liu, J.
*314 Defendant Cuitlahuac Tahua Rivera was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Stephan Gene Gray, a peace officer. ( Pen. Code, §§ 187, 189.) The jury found true special circumstance allegations that (1) the murder was committed for the purpose of avoiding or preventing a lawful arrest, or perfecting or attempting to perfect, an escape from lawful custody; and (2) the murder involved the intentional killing of a peace officer engaged in the course of his duties. ( Pen. Code, § 190.2, subd. (a)(5), (a)(7).) The jury found not true the special circumstance allegation that the murder…
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