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PEOPLE v. LIGHTSEY

No. S048440.

54 Cal.4th 668 (2012)

143 Cal. Rptr. 3d 589

279 P.3d 1072

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CHRISTOPHER CHARLES LIGHTSEY, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

July 9, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erik N. Larson and Manuel J. Baglanis , under appointments by the Supreme Court; Law Office of E. Michael Linscheid and E. Michael Linscheid for Defendant and Appellant.

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. , and Kamala D. Harris , Attorneys General, Dane R. Gillette , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Michael P. Farrell , Assistant Attorney General, Eric L. Christoffersen , Judy Kaida and Kari Ricci , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

WERDEGAR, J. —

A jury in Kern County Superior Court convicted defendant Christopher Charles Lightsey in 1995 of the first degree murder of William Compton (Pen. Code, § 187)1 and of burglary (§§ 459, 460, subd. (a)) and robbery (§§ 211, 212.5, subd. (a)) related to the murder.2 As to each count...

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