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    Gregory C. Whiteside, Jr. - California Death Row


    Gregory Whiteside


    March 4, 2010

    Death sentence for man who killed estranged girlfriend, her daughter

    SAN BERNARDINO - A jury has decided that Gregory Whiteside Jr., who was on trial in the deaths of his estranged girlfriend and her 18-month-old daughter, should be put to death.

    The same jury that previously found Whiteside guilty of first-degree and second-degree murder in the pair of deaths, announced its unanimous finding for death at 1:43 p.m. Wednesday in San Bernardino Superior Court, according to court records.

    Shawana Andrews and her daughter Brittany were killed inside a San Bernardino apartment in June 1999. Family and authorities found their bodies on a makeshift bed of blankets in the garage of the apartment.

    Whiteside had left a suicide note, emptied his pockets of personal effects, cut his own wrists and laid with the bodies on the bed as if in a loving embrace, say prosecutors.

    The defendant is set to return to court April 9 for sentencing.

    The jury had informed the court Monday that it was deadlocked 10-2 in favor of death. Judge Brian McCarville inquired of the jury if he could help and if more deliberation would help break the stalemate.

    At least one juror agreed. The jury then returned Tuesday afternoon to continue its deliberations, according to court records.

    In his own testimony at trial, the now 34-year-old Whiteside tried to portray himself as a patient, hardworking man who had planned to marry Andrews just days before she and Brittany died.

    But prosecutors say the defendant was fueled by jealousy, selfishness and rage when he killed the victims. He struggled to control the woman he wanted to be in a relationship with, they say.

    A black-handled butcher knife was used to stab Andrews several times in the back of her neck, her back, on the front side of her body and in the left eye. Andrews' eyelids were also sliced.

    The little girl was also stabbed several times, and her throat was slashed, say prosecutors.

    http://www.insidebayarea.com/california/ci_14522234

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    November 4, 2010

    Whiteside sentenced to death in San Bernardino slayings


    Gregory Whiteside Jr. was sentenced to death Friday in the slayings of his ex-girlfriend Shawana Andrews and her 18-month-old daughter, Brittany, in June 1999.

    The sentence was recommended by a jury in March in San Bernardino Superior Court. The same jury also found Whiteside guilty of first- and second-degree murder, torture and related special circumstances in the pair of deaths.

    Whiteside, now 35, requested a new lawyer and a new trial at the court proceedings Friday, but both requests were denied by Judge Brian McCarville. Defense lawyer Dale Atherton had alleged juror misconduct in requesting a new trial, but the court found no evidence of it.

    "After all these years, it is about time justice was served for Shawana and baby Brittany," Deputy District Attorney Robert Bulloch said later. "Brittany would be 12 years old this year if not for the brutal selfishness of Mr. Whiteside."

    Andrews, 19, and Brittany were stabbed and slashed inside a 13th Street apartment in San Bernardino, and their bodies were laid on a makeshift bed of blankets in the garage. After leaving a suicide note and emptying his pockets of personal effects, Whiteside cut his own wrists and laid with the bodies on the bed until he was found by family and authorities.

    Whiteside and Andrews had been at a crossroads, a break-up that was not mutual. Andrews moved in with her father for a short time and then found her own apartment. Whiteside tried to rekindle the relationship, even as Andrews was seeing other men.

    The pair were known to fight. Both the prosecution and defense maintained the Andrews and Whiteside did not belong together.

    At the sentencing proceedings, Whiteside made an emotional statement that prosecutors said lacked an ounce of remorse.

    "He continued to maintain, despite mountains of evidence and a jury verdict, that these multiple murders were not his fault and that he actually loved both Shawana and Brittany," Bulloch said. "At the same time, he continued to partially blame his ex-girlfriend Shawana for cheating on him, making his life miserable, and being a bad mother."

    Andrews was stabbed 12 times in the area at the back of her neck with a black-handled kitchen knife, with a blade at least six inches long, according to testimony. She was also stabbed once in the back, five times on her front side and in her left eye. Her eyelids were also sliced.

    The little girl, Brittany, was also stabbed several times, and her throat was slashed.

    http://www.dailybulletin.com/general...rdino-slayings

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    On June 25, 2014, counsel was appointed to represent Whiteside on direct appeal before the California Supreme Court.

    http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.g...xSQCAgCg%3D%3D

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    On the 14th of January 2019, Whiteside filed his initial brief.

    http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.g...xSQCAgCg%3D%3D

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    A prosecution response was filed on the 13th of September 2019.

    https://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca....xSQCAgCg%3D%3D
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    Whiteside's direct appeal has been fully briefed before the California Supreme Court since May 5, 2021.

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

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