PEOPLE v. SATTIEWHITE

No. S039894.

59 Cal.4th 446 (2014)

174 Cal. Rptr. 3d 1

328 P.3d 1

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CHRISTOPHER JAMES SATTIEWHITE, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

June 30, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter R. Hensley , 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, Pamela C. Hamanaka , Assistant Attorney General, Kenneth C. Byrne and David C. Cook , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

KENNARD, J.*

I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY

A jury convicted defendant Christopher James Sattiewhite of the rape (Pen. Code, § 261),1 kidnapping (§ 207), and murder (§ 187) of Genoveva Gonzales. The jury found true the special circumstance allegations that the murder occurred during the commission of the...

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