PEOPLE v. VALDEZ

No. S062180.

55 Cal.4th 82 (2012)

144 Cal. Rptr. 3d 865

281 P.3d 924

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RICHARD VALDEZ, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

August 9, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Hersek , State Public Defender, under appointment by the Supreme Court, Raoul Schonemann and Gary D. Garcia , Deputy State Public Defenders, for Defendant and Appellant.

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. , and Kamala D. Harris , Attorneys General, Dane R. Gillette , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka , Assistant Attorney General, Sharlene A. Honnaka and Michael R. Johnsen , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

CHIN, J.

A jury convicted defendant Richard Valdez of five counts of first degree murder (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a), 189)1 and, as to each count, found true special circumstance allegations of multiple murder (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(3)) and gang and weapon enhancement allegations (§§ 186.22, subds. (b)(1), (2), 12022, subd. (a)(1), 12022.5, subd. (a)). The jury returned a...

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