Opinion ID: 2639471
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Heading: Description of an Execution

Text: Defendant claims that it was error for the trial court to prohibit the introduction of evidence describing how the death penalty is administered. This contention is without merit. We have consistently held that evidence of the manner in which the death penalty is carried out is irrelevant to our capital sentencing scheme. (See, e.g., People v. Lucas (1995) 12 Cal.4th 415, 499, 48 Cal.Rptr.2d 525, 907 P.2d 373; People v. Fudge (1994) 7 Cal.4th 1075, 1123-1124, 31 Cal.Rptr.2d 321, 875 P.2d 36; People v. Daniels (1991) 52 Cal.3d 815, 877-878, 277 Cal.Rptr. 122, 802 P.2d 906.)