PEOPLE v. HOYT

No. S113653.

8 Cal.5th 892 (2020)

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RYAN JAMES HOYT, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

January 30, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger Teich , under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

Kamala D. Harris and Xavier Becerra , Attorneys General, Dane R. Gillette , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Lance E. Winters , Assistant Attorney General, Jaime L. Fuster and David F. Glassman , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

Defendant Ryan James Hoyt was convicted of the kidnap and murder of Nicholas Markowitz and sentenced to death. We affirm the judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

On October 30, 2000, defendant was charged by grand jury indictment with kidnapping 15-year...

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