People v. Williams

A jury convicted defendant Jack Emmit Williams of the 1993 attempted robbery and first degree murder of Yvonne Los. It found true a robbery special-circumstance allegation and enhancement allegations that a principal was armed with a firearm.

Defendant was also convicted of the robbery of James Garcia; attempted kidnapping with intent to rob of Debby Phillips and of Deena Nolin; robbery of Dale Nonies; attempted robbery of Barbara DeGeorge; accessory to the robbery of Patricia Smith Estep and of Charles Estey; robbery of Glynn Brodbeck; and attempted kidnapping with intent to rob of Glynn Brodbeck. As to each count the jury found a principal was armed with a firearm. For the counts involving Dale Nonies and Glynn Brodbeck, it found that defendant personally used a firearm.

The jury returned a verdict of death for the murder. The trial court denied a motion to modify the verdict and sentenced defendant to death. It also sentenced defendant to a total of 24 years six months, the sentences to run consecutively. This appeal is automatic. We affirm the judgment in its entirety.

I. Factual Background

A. Introduction

In May 1993, defendant induced a group of teenagers to…