People v. Watkins
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of the first degree murder of Raymond Shield. In addition, the jury (1) found true the special circumstance allegation that Defendant murdered Shield while in the commission of an attempted robbery, (2) found Defendant guilty of second degree attempted robbery of Shield, and (3) found Defendant guilty of three other second degree robberies of four other victims. Defendant was sentenced to death for the murder and prison terms for the robberies. The Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's judgment in its entirety, holding that the trial court did not commit reversible error in its rulings regarding jury selection, regarding the guilt phase of the trial, and regarding the penalty phase of the trial.
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