PEOPLE v. HAWKINS

Docket No. 30630.

76 Cal.App.3d 714 (1978)

143 Cal. Rptr. 106

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ROBERT LEE HAWKINS, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Two.

January 10, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Paul Halvonik, State Public Defender, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Charles M. Sevilla, Chief Assistant State Public Defender, Richard A. Curtis and Joseph Levine, Deputy State Public Defenders, for Defendant and Appellant.

Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General, Jack R. Winkler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Daniel J. Kremer, Karl J. Phaler and Cecilia H. Johnson, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

ROTH, P.J.

Appellant and his brother sadistically murdered their 75-and 79-year-old grandparents. The appeal is from a judgment convicting appellant of two counts of murder and two counts of grand theft; one count of murder and the grand theft convictions were ordered merged with the remaining count of murder.

The Attorney General's summary of the facts suffices as a...

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