Carrington

After a jury trial, defendant Celeste Simone Carrington was convicted of the first degree murders of Victor Esparza and Caroline Gleason, and the jury found true, as to each count of murder, allegations of burglary and robbery special circumstances. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a), 190.2, former subd. (a)(17)(i), (vii), 1203.06, subd. (a)(1) & 12022.5, subd. (a).) The jury also found true a multiple-murder special circumstance. (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(3).) Defendant was convicted of the second degree attempted murder of Dr. Allan Marks, and an allegation that she personally inflicted great bodily injury during the commission of that crime was found true. (§§ 664, 187, subd. (a), 12022.7.) She was convicted of the robbery of each of these three victims, as well as eight counts of commercial burglary. (§§ 211, 460, subd. (b).) Except as to five of the counts of commercial burglary, allegations that defendant personally used a firearm in the commission of these offenses were found true. (§§ 1203.06, subd. (a)(1), 12022.5, subd. (a).) After the penalty phase of the trial, the jury returned a verdict of death, and the trial court denied defendant’s motion to modify the verdict to…