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: California Appellate ReportPeople v. Booker (Cal. Supreme Ct. - Jan. 20, 2011)
By Shaun Martin
It sounded like just an ordinary night out with friends. That turns into an inexplicable triple murder.
I don't get it. I really don't.
Needless to say, Booker is sentenced to death, and the California Supreme Court unanimously affirms. A mere dozen years after the sentenced was pronounced.
P.S. - It's not that I categorically don't understand murders. I typically do. For example, here's a case that's also decided this morning, and is your typical fare. Another death penalty, another unanimous affirmance, another 11-plus year delay. But I get it. At least the murder part.
Full post as published by California Appellate Report on January 20, 2011 (boomark / email).
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