People v. Ng
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the trial court convicting Defendant, following a jury trial, of eleven counts of first-degree murder and sentencing him to death, holding that Defendant was not entitled to reversal of his convictions.
Specifically, the Supreme Court held (1) Defendant was not entitled to reversal on his claims regarding his right to representation; (2) the trial court did not err on engage in misconduct during venue-related proceedings in both Calaveras County and Orange County, and the trial court did not err in failing to transfer six counts from Orange County to the City and County of San Francisco; (3) the trial court did not deprive Defendant of due process by its adjudication of competency proceedings or by subjecting him to physical constraints; (4) even if there was error in the admission of certain evidence, the error was harmless; (5) the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying Defendant's motion for a mistrial based on lack of evidence; and (6) there was no prejudicial error during the penalty phase.
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