Romero

People v. Romero

Good Law
139 Cal. Rptr. 3d 167·2012 Cal. App. LEXIS 349·204 Cal. App. 4th 704·2012 WL 1011296
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMarch 27, 2012No. C062495California6,236 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Nicholson, J.

—Defendant Faustino Nieto Romero murdered Javier Aguilar and Charles Smythe and committed several other crimes. Convicted by jury of those crimes and sentenced to two terms of life without possibility of parole and various other terms, defendant appeals.

*707 On appeal, defendant contends (1) the trial court erred by denying his motion to quash the grand jury indictment; (2) the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress statements he made to detectives concerning the Smythe murder; (3) the trial court erred by denying his request to have the jury instructed with a modified version of CALCRIM No. 358; (4) the trial court erred by admitting evidence of statements defendant made to his wife concerning the two murders; (5) there was insufficient evidence of territorial jurisdiction over crimes he committed in Mexico; and (6) he was denied his constitutional right to a jury trial on territorial jurisdiction.

Finding no prejudicial error, we affirm.

FACTS

The facts of this case can be divided into three sets: (1) the Aguilar murder and related crimes, (2) the Smythe murder and related crimes, and (3) crimes committed against Liliana, defendant’s wife at the…

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