People v. Green CA3

BACKGROUND

The Killing of Jane Hylton and the Investigation At approximately 3:30 a.m. on July 7, 1985, El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a homicide at a home in El Dorado Hills. In a bedroom, deputies found Hylton in her nightgown lying on a bed. “The coroner’s report indicated the victim had a battered face, a bite mark on her left rear shoulder, and 29 stab wounds. The stab wounds included four to the head, one to the jugular vein, one to the chest that perforated a rib and injured a lung, seven on her hands and forearms, and five on her back (one of which pierced her lung).” (M.G. v. Superior Court (Nov. 29, 2021, C093615) [nonpub. opn.].) A large piece of flesh was discovered on the floor, which was determined to be tissue from Hylton’s chin and jaw. Hylton bled to death as a result of the knife wounds to her jugular vein and lung. The investigation into Hylton’s murder went cold for years. In 1999, Connie Dahl, offering what would eventually turn out to be a false confession, told investigators that she and Ricky Davis killed Hylton. Davis was the son of the woman with whom Hylton had been staying, and Dahl was his girlfriend. Dahl pleaded…