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    Juan Manuel Lopez - California Death Row

    Facts of the Crime:

    Lopez, a Parthenia Street gang member, was sentenced to death in Los Angeles County on September 18, 1998 for the murder of his 15-year-old ex-girlfriend Mindy Carmody on April 12, 1996 in retaliation for testifying against him in court on assault and kidnapping charges.

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    THE PEOPLE v. JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ

    On June 13, 2013, 14.75 years after Lopez' conviction, the Supreme Court of California affirmed Lopez' conviction and death sentence.

    After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder, kidnapping, assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury and/or with a deadly weapon, and first-degree residential burglary. The trial court sentenced Defendant to death. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the trial court did not err in its rulings surrounding jury selection issues; (2) the trial court did not prejudicially err in its evidentiary rulings; (3) the evidence was sufficient to support Defendant's conviction of first-degree murder; (4) the prosecutor did not commit misconduct during closing argument; (5) the trial court did not prejudicially err in instructing the jury during the guilt phase; (6) the trial court did not prejudicially err in its rulings during the penalty phase; (7) California's death penalty statute is not unconstitutional; and (8) Defendant was not cumulatively prejudiced.

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    On December 4, 2013, Lopez filed a habeas petition before the California Supreme Court.

    https://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca....NRICAgCg%3D%3D

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    In today's orders, the United States Supreme Court declined to review Lopez's petition for certiorari on direct appeal.

    Lower Ct: Supreme Court of California
    Case Nos.: (S073597)
    Decision Date: June 13, 2013
    Rehearing Denied: July 31, 2013
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