All the channels had the same kind of mixture of hard news and fluff, and I don't see any point in sitting here watching, you know, all of the channels. Defendant, at one point in his opening brief, contends that his counsel's conflicts of interest with his family were the likely cause of his counsel's tactical decision not to present any mitigating evidence. (People v. Gray, supra, 37 Cal.4th 168, 237, 33 Cal.Rptr.3d 451, 118 P.3d 496; People v. Martinez (2003) 31 Cal.4th 673, 703, 3 Cal.Rptr.3d 648, 74 P.3d 748. Avia shoe prints also were found at the scene of Cannon's murder, and defendant was seen sitting in a parked car next door to Nelson's house shortly before she was murdered and Avia shoe prints were found in her flower bed. On September 20, 1989, after the court accepted the jury's guilty verdicts, the prosecution indicated that it did not intend to present any further evidence at the penalty phase, but reserved the right to call rebuttal witnesses. A red circle with a star in it (a pentagram)3 had been drawn on her thigh, perhaps using lipstick. Sakina A. later identified defendant at a lineup and identified a television, a videocassette recorder, and several pieces of jewelry that police had recovered from Felipe Solano, who had purchased them from defendant. 664. Later he gouged out Maxine's eyes and took them with him. However, the factor relating to defendant's age, as set forth in these instructions, refers to any matter concerning defendant's age, maturity, and judgment which common experience or morality might indicate to be relevant to the issue of penalty. Her throat had been slashed and her body was partially covered by a blanket. com/lyrics/testament/thelegacy. Salerno as a sign of respect, but he also looked up to The Hillside Strangler a serial killer Salerno had previously apprehended. ] (People v. Lewis, supra, 25 Cal.4th 610, 676, 106 Cal.Rptr.2d 629, 22 P.3d 392; People v. Blair (2005) 36 Cal.4th 686, 737, 31 Cal.Rptr.3d 485, 115 P.3d 1145.) 439-440 [20 Cal.Rptr.3d 182, 99 P.3d 505]; People v. Brown [(2004)] 33 Cal.4th [382] at p. 404 [15 Cal.Rptr.3d 624, 93 P.3d 244] [International law does not prohibit a sentence of death rendered in accordance with state and federal constitutional and statutory requirements]. The Defendant: I don't want to go to no hospital, Ma'am.. The trial court, therefore, did not abuse its discretion in discharging the juror. May 14, 1985: Bill Doi was fatally shot and Lillian Doi was raped. In any event, the trial court did not err in refusing to excuse for cause Prospective Juror Robert D. A prospective juror must be excused if his views on the death penalty would prevent or substantially impair the performance of his duties as a juror in accordance with his instructions and his oath. (People v. Griffin (2004) 33 Cal.4th 536, 558, 15 Cal.Rptr.3d 743, 93 P.3d 344, quoting Wainwright v. Witt (1985) 469 U.S. 412, 424, 105 S.Ct. People v. Smithey (1999) 20 Cal.4th 936, 1004, 86 Cal.Rptr.2d 243, 978 P.2d 1171 [mental age a mitigating factor].) The jury returned a verdict of death at 11:00 a.m. omitted.). The remaining names on the DMV list and all of the names on the registrar of voters list are combined to form the master list. Gallegos stated he was concerned by a news report he heard on the radio indicating my client wanted to plead guilty to 14 counts of murder providing the district attorney's office would drop the counts involving minor children. The court noted that it previously had ordered a psychiatric evaluation of defendant at the request of the public defender, who then represented defendant. Crawford later saw another officer make a similar gesture, raising two fingers. I'm disappointed, but I guess not exactly surprised. The trial judge remarked that he could not say the juror has slept, but he certainly has jerked his head up abruptly from time to time as if he were nodding off or had nodded off and was awakening, but I cannot say that I have ever found him to be asleep., The court conducted a hearing and asked the jury foreperson whether he had actually seen the juror asleep.