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PEOPLE v. BATTLE

No. S119296.

11 Cal.5th 749 (2021)

489 P.3d 329

280 Cal. Rptr. 3d 337

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. THOMAS LEE BATTLE, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

July 1, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Hersek and Mary K. McComb , State Public Defenders, under appointments by the Supreme Court, Nina Rivkind , Heidi Bjornson-Pennell and Elias Batchelder , Deputy State Public Defenders, for Defendant and Appellant.

Kamala D. Harris and Xavier Becerra , Attorneys General, Gerald A. Engler and Lance E. Winters , Chief Assistant Attorneys General, Julie L. Garland and James William Bilderback II , Assistant Attorneys General, Holly D. Wilkens , Eric A. Swenson and Michael Pulos , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

Defendant Thomas Lee Battle was convicted of kidnapping and killing Shirley and Andrew Demko after burglarizing and robbing their home. The jury returned a death verdict, and the trial court sentenced Battle to death. This appeal is automatic. (Pen. Code, §...

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