Coyle

People v. Coyle

Bad Law
100 Cal. Rptr. 3d 245·178 Cal. App. 4th 209·2009 Cal. App. LEXIS 1657
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaOctober 9, 2009C058218California3,827 words

Opinion

Opinion

Cantil-Sakauye, J.

Defendant Sean Nicholas Coyle killed a drug dealer named Samuel Trujillo. A jury convicted defendant of the three counts of murder alleged in the information: murder with a true finding of the special circumstance that the murder was committed during the commission or attempted commission of a burglary (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a), 190.2, subd. (a)(17)(G); count I); murder with a true finding of the special circumstance that the murder was committed during the commission or attempted commission of a robbery (§§ 187, subd. (a), 190.2, subd. (a)(17)(A); count II); and second degree murder (§ 187, subd. (a); count III). On all three counts, the jury found true the following gun enhancements: that defendant personally used a firearm in the commission of the offense (§§ 12022.5, subd. (a), 12022.53, subd. (b)), and that a principal was armed with a firearm in the commission of the offense (§ 12022, subd. (a)(1)). The jury failed to reach verdicts on two other firearm enhancement allegations (§ 12022.53, subds. (c), (d)), and the trial court declared a mistrial as to those allegations. In a bifurcated trial, the jury found defendant had previously been convicted of 14 counts…

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