People v. Tully
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An amended information charged Defendant Richard Tully with the 1986 murder of Shirley Olsson and assault with intent to commit rape. The information also alleged a special circumstance that the murder was committed in the commission of a burglary and, as to both counts, that Defendant used a dangerous and deadly weapon: a knife. A jury convicted Defendant as charged and found true the special circumstance and weapon allegations. It then returned a verdict of death, which the trial court declined to modify. The Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's judgment in its entirety, holding, among other things, that California's death penalty statute was constitutional.
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