Enraca

In May 1999, defendant Sonny Enraca was convicted of the first degree murders of Ignacio Hernandez and Dedrick Gobert, with a multiple-murder special-circumstance finding. Defendant was also convicted of assault with a deadly weapon on Jenny Hyon, with a great bodily injury finding. Firearm use and criminal street gang findings were made as to all three counts. Defendant was sentenced to death.

This appeal is automatic. We affirm the judgment.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

A. Guilt Phase

1. Prosecution Evidence

The victims were shot during a gang fight in November 1994. Associates of both defendant and the victims testified for the prosecution. Defendant’s companions identified him as the shooter, but the victims’ companions were unable to do so. Defendant admitted to both his friends and the police that he shot the victims.

a. Testimony of the Victims’ Companions

Late one evening Maile Gilleres and Jenny Hyon accompanied Ignacio Hernandez and Dedrick Gobert to the site of illegal street races. During one race Hernandez’s car was cut off by an “Asian” driver. Both men got out of their cars and fought. At least 10 other Asians surrounded Hernandez, but when the police…