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PEOPLE v. AVILA

No. S135855.

59 Cal.4th 496 (2014)

173 Cal. Rptr. 3d 718

327 P.3d 821

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ALEJANDRO AVILA, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

June 30, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan P. Milberg , under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Julie L. Garland , Assistant Attorney General, Robin Urbanski and Bradley A. Weinreb , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

CHIN, J. —

A jury convicted defendant of kidnapping, committing two counts of lewd and lascivious acts on, and then murdering Samantha Runnion under the special circumstances of murder while kidnapping and murder while committing lewd and lascivious acts on a child under the age of 14. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 190.2, subd. (a)(17)(B) & (E), 207, 288, subd. (b).)1 After a penalty trial, the...

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