Opinion ID: 1311837
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 8

Heading: Unadjudicated Other-crimes Evidence.

Text: (28) As evidence in aggravation the prosecutor introduced defendant's prior robbery conviction and evidence of four unadjudicated criminal acts involving violence (§ 190.3, factor (b)): the murder of Parr, the murder of Rankin, the sodomy of inmate Smith and the robbery of Buss. Defendant maintains the introduction of unadjudicated criminal conduct at the penalty phase constitutes a denial of due process. He recognizes we rejected this contention in People v. Balderas, supra, 41 Cal.3d 144, 204-205, but asks that we reconsider our decision. Because defendant provides no compelling reasons or new argument to justify reconsideration of Balderas, we decline to do so. Defendant also maintains the trial court erred in not instructing the jury in the penalty phase that it must be unanimous in a finding that other crimes occurred. We recently rejected the identical contention in People v. Ghent, supra, 43 Cal.3d 739, 773-774.