PEOPLE v. BRASURE

No. S072949.

71 Cal.Rptr.3d 675 (2008)

42 Cal.4th 1037

175 P.3d 632

The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Spencer Rawlins BRASURE, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

February 7, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Hersek, State Public Defender, under appointment by the Supreme Court, and John Fresquez, Deputy State Public Defender, for Defendant and Appellant.

Bill Lockyer and Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorneys General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Assistant Attorney General, Sharlene A. Honnaka and Linda C. Johnson, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiffs and Respondent.


WERDEGAR, J.

Defendant Spencer Rawlins Brasure was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1996 kidnap and torture murder of Anthony Guest (Pen.Code, §§ 187, 190.2, subd. (a)(17), (18)) and was convicted of numerous other crimes as well. On automatic appeal, we affirm the judgment.

Factual and Procedural Background

Guilt Phase Evidence

Prosecution Evidence

The kidnapping, torture and murder of Anthony Guest...

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