PEOPLE v. LEON

No. S056766.

61 Cal.4th 569 (2015)

189 Cal. Rptr. 3d 703

352 P.3d 289

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RICHARD LEON, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

June 29, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Hersek, State Public Defender, under appointment by the Supreme Court, Alison Pease and Mary McComb, Deputy State Public Defenders, for Defendant and Appellant.

Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Assistant General, Keith H. Borjon,   Joseph P. Lee and Stacey S. Schwartz, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

During a month-long crime spree in Los Angeles County, defendant Richard Leon committed a string of armed robberies, murdered two store clerks, and was eventually arrested after a high-speed chase. A jury convicted him of two counts of murder, 16 counts of robbery, three counts of assault with a deadly weapon...

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