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PEOPLE v. TORO

Docket No. S002765.

47 Cal.3d 966 (1989)

766 P.2d 577

254 Cal. Rptr. 811

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MAGDALENO TORO, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

January 30, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

James G. Dunn, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

John K. Van de Kamp, Attorney General, Steve White, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Robert M. Foster, M. Howard Wayne and Jeffrey J. Koch, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

KAUFMAN, J.

At issue is whether the due process right of an accused to be notified of criminal charges renders invalid a conviction for a lesser related offense when no objection was raised at trial to the jury's consideration of the offense. Because submission of lesser related offenses to the jury enhances the reliability of the fact-finding process to the benefit of both the defendant...

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