Opinion ID: 2590700
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Heading: Death Penalty Law Violates International Law

Text: Defendant maintains that California's death penalty procedure violates the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights. We disagree. International law does not prohibit a sentence of death rendered in accordance with state and federal constitutional and statutory requirements. [Citations.] ( People v. Hillhouse, supra, 27 Cal.4th at p. 511, 117 Cal.Rptr.2d 45, 40 P.3d 754; People v. Brown, supra, 33 Cal.4th at pp. 403-404, 15 Cal.Rptr.3d 624, 93 P.3d 244.) Because we conclude that defendant's trial did not involve any violations of state or federal constitutional law, we decline to find the law defective based on any provision of international law. ( People v. Brown, supra, 33 Cal.4th at p. 404, 15 Cal.Rptr.3d 624, 93 P.3d 244.)