People v. Duenas
Annotate this CaseA jury convicted Defendant of the first degree murder of a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy. The jury found true the special circumstance allegations that Defendant committed the murder to avoid a lawful arrest and that he knew or should have known that the victim was a peace officer performing his duties. The jury also found that Defendant was armed with and personally used a firearm during the offense. The trial court sentenced Defendant to death. The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment after examining (1) pretrial and guilt phase issues, (2) penalty phase issues, and (3) challenges to the death penalty law, holding that the trial court correctly convicted and sentenced Defendant.
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