People v. Weaver
Annotate this CaseAfter defendant waived a jury trial, the court found him guilty of first degree murder under the special circumstances of robbery and burglary murder, of robbery, and of burglary. The court also found defendant personally used a firearm in committing each of the offenses and personally inflicted great bodily injury in committing the robbery and murder. Defendant was sentenced to death and this automatic appeal followed. The court affirmed the judgment after addressing issues related to the jury trial waiver; alleged prosecutorial misconduct; cumulative guilt phase error; victim-impact evidence; testimony that defendant displayed hatred; considering mitigating evidence as aggravating evidence; cumulative error affecting the penalty; automatic application to modify the verdict; and challenges to California's Death Penalty Law.
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