Linville

Defendant Paige Linville was charged with two counts of murder in connection with a brazen, drug-fueled killing spree carried out with her ex-boyfriend. Their victims were two unsuspecting strangers, gunned down deliberately for sick thrills within 24 hours of each other. The first victim, transient Amber Chappell, was killed shortly after midnight on a remote backroad in Cordelia, California after the couple picked her up for a ride in Linville's SUV. The second victim, Christina Baxley, was killed later the same day in Dixon, California, in broad daylight, when the couple spotted her taking her dog for a walk.

A jury deadlocked on the murder charge against Linville concerning the first victim, Amber Chappell, but found Linville guilty of first degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the shooting death of the second victim, Christina Baxley.

Linville now appeals, contending she should not have been prosecuted for either murder because she had already been prosecuted for a crime related to the killings. Previously, she pled guilty and was sentenced to a three-year prison term for being an accessory after the fact to the killings, for having disposed of the vehicle used…