People v. Thomas
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of second degree murder of one victim and two first degree murders of officers. The jury found true special circumstances allegations that the officers were killed while engaged in the performance of their duties and that defendant was convicted of more than one murder. On automatic appeal, the court modified the judgment to correct the sentence imposed on count 1 for second degree murder where the trial court made an error in imposing a sentence of death for count 1, an offense that was not punishable by death. The court affirmed defendant's convictions and death sentence in all other respects.
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