Dominick

People v. Dominick

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182 Cal. App. 3d 1174·1986 Cal. App. LEXIS 1777·227 Cal. Rptr. 849

Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJune 30, 1986B003318California13,989 words

Opinion

Boren, J.

Introduction

In this consolidated appeal, defendants Michael James Dominick, Steven Michael Romero and Clifton J. Shedelbower raise numerous challenges to the judgments in which each received a sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of parole. We affirm the convictions.

Procedural History

After a severance was granted as to defendant Shedelbower, defendants Dominick and Romero were tried by separate juries in a joint trial. Thereafter Shedelbower waived jury and his case was submitted on various transcripts, including the transcript of the codefendants’ trial.

All three defendants were convicted of the first degree murder of Danny H. with special circumstances (witness killing and killing while engaged in flight from commission of rape and other felony crimes) (count I). They were also each convicted of kidnapping (count II), rape (count IV), and oral copulation in concert (count VI). In addition, Dominick was convicted of sodomy (count V) and Romero and Shedelbower were convicted of the attempted murder of Kim M. (count VII), who was the sex crimes victim. Great bodily injury allegations were found true as to Romero and Shedel bower on the kidnapping and…

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Parties

The PEOPLE
Plaintiff
MICHAEL JAMES DOMINICK
Defendant

Judges

Boren

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