People v. Brents
Annotate this CaseDefendant was sentenced to death on a first degree murder conviction by trying to suffocate the victim, putting her in the trunk of a car and driving to a remote location, pouring gasoline on her and the outside of the trunk, and lighting the gasoline on fire. The victim burned to death trapped inside of the trunk. On automatic appeal, the court affirmed the convictions of first degree murder and the other charged felonies, but the court reversed as to the penalty of death and set aside the kidnapping special circumstances finding because the trial court erroneously instructed the jury.
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