Title: P. v. McDaniel

State: california

Issuer: California Supreme Court

Document:

1 
Filed 10/20/21 
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF 
CALIFORNIA 
 
THE PEOPLE, 
Plaintiff and Respondent, 
v. 
DON’TE LAMONT MCDANIEL, 
Defendant and Appellant. 
 
S171393 
 
Los Angeles County Superior Court  
TA074274-01 
 
 
ORDER MODIFYING OPINION AND  
DENYING PETITION FOR REHEARING 
 
THE COURT:   
 
The majority opinion in this matter, filed on August 26, 
2021, and appearing at 12 Cal.5th 97, is modified as follows: 
 
1.  The second paragraph on page 120, beginning “The 
prosecutor explained that,” is deleted in its entirety and 
replaced with the following paragraph:   
The prosecutor noted that Prospective Juror No. 
46 believed that life without parole and the 
death penalty “are essentially the same because 
life in prison is not a life.”  The prosecutor also 
explained that the prospective juror did not 
believe the death penalty was a deterrent, 
 
 
2 
“which is not an attitude that I considered to be 
a fair attitude.”  He was also concerned that 
Prospective Juror No. 46 listened to a “very 
liberal political radio station where they 
frequently have specials and guest speakers and 
interviews that are anti-death penalty 
advocates.” 
 
2.  The second sentence of the second full paragraph on 
page 124, beginning “Comparing the final composition,” is 
modified to add “, while not in itself decisive,” after “pool” so 
that the sentence now reads:   
Comparing the final composition of the jury to 
the overall pool, while not in itself decisive, 
reveals that Black jurors were overrepresented 
on the jury, even factoring in the disallowed 
strike of Prospective Juror No. 46. 
 
This modification does not affect the judgment.  
The petition for rehearing is denied.  Defendant’s request 
for modification of the opinion is denied.