People v. Zaragoza
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of first degree murder and robbery. The jury returned a verdict of death following the penalty phase trial. The Supreme Court reversed the death judgment but otherwise affirmed, holding (1) the evidence was sufficient to support the convictions; (2) the trial court did not err in denying Defendant’s request to subpoena Defendant’s brother, who was originally charged together with Defendant; (3) the trial court did not err in excluding a segment from Defendant’s brother’s videotaped interview; (4) the prosecution did not violate its statutory or constitutional discovery violations; (5) the trial court did not err in instructing the jury, and even if error occurred, the error was not prejudicial; (6) the trial court did not err in failing to suppress Defendant’s statements to police; (7) the trial court did not err by failing to discharge a certain juror at the guilt phase; but (8) there was error in the death-qualification of the jury.
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