People v. Gonzales
Annotate this CaseDefendant Ivan Joe Gonzales was convicted of murdering four-year-old Genny Rojas. The jury found as a special circumstances that the murder was intentional and involved the infliction of torture. However, it was unable to reach a penalty verdict. Another jury was impaneled, and the second penalty phase trial resulted in a death verdict. After analyzing several aspects of the conviction of and sentence, including (1) guilt phase issues, and (2) penalty phase issues, the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the trial court, holding that the court did not err in its judgment.
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