PEOPLE v. GONZALES

No. S072316.

51 Cal.4th 894 (2011)

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. VERONICA UTILIA GONZALES, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

June 2, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark E. Cutler , under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. , and Kamala D. Harris , Attorneys General, Dane R. Gillette , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons , Assistant Attorney General, Holly D. Wilkens and Annie Featherman Fraser , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

CORRIGAN, J.

Defendant Veronica Utilia Gonzales was convicted of murdering Genny Rojas.1 The jury found as special circumstances that the murder was intentional and involved the infliction of torture,2 and occurred while defendant was engaged in the commission and attempted commission of mayhem.3 It returned a verdict of death. On this automatic...

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