People v. Capistrano
Annotate this CaseIn this automatic appeal, defendant was convicted of one count of attempted willful, premeditated murder; six counts of first degree robbery; three counts of carjacking; one count of first degree burglary; two counts of rape in concert; and two counts of forcible oral copulation. The court concluded that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in joining some of defendant's charges; the court rejected defendant's claims of error during voir dire of prospective jurors, including the trial court's dismissal of 22 prospective jurors who stated that they would be unable or unwilling to impose the death penalty regardless of the evidence; and the court rejected defendant's guilt phase claims and challenges to the death penalty statutes and instructions. The court directed the superior court to amend the abstract of judgment to reflect that defendant's sentence on count 15 is life with the possibility of parole and to forward the amended abstract of judgment to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The court otherwise affirmed the judgment.
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