People v. Houston
Annotate this CaseA jury convicted Defendant of the first degree murders of four persons and found true a multiple-murder special-circumstance allegation. The jury also convicted Defendant of the attempted murders of ten other persons and found true allegations that the attempted murders were willful, deliberate, and premeditated; that Defendant personally used a firearm in committing the murders and attempted murders; and that, except as to one person, Defendant personally inflicted great bodily injury in committing the attempted murders. The jury further convicted Defendant of assault with a firearm on three individuals and false imprisonment for the purpose of protection from arrest. After a sanity trial, the jury found Defendant to be sane. After a penalty phase, the jury returned a verdict of death. The trial court sentenced Defendant to death on the murder counts, life imprisonment on the attempted murder counts, and a determinate sentence on the remaining counts and enhancements. The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court, holding that the court did not err in its judgment.
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