This is an automatic appeal (Pen. Code, § 1239, subd. (b)) from a judgment of death under the 1978 death penalty law (id., § 190.1 et seq.). We affirm the judgment as to guilt but set aside the special circumstance findings under compulsion of Carlos v. Superior Court (1983)
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PEOPLE v. HAYES
38 Cal.3d 780 (1985)
699 P.2d 1259
214 Cal. Rptr. 652
THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOHN WESTLEY HAYES, Defendant and Appellant.
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June 6, 1985.
June 6, 1985.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Dennis A. Fischer, under appointment by the Supreme Court, Melissa Hill and Fischer & Hill for Defendant and Appellant.
John K. Van de Kamp, Attorney General, Susanne C. Wylie, Howard J. Schwab and William R. Weisman, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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