Opinion ID: 1119859
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Admission of Riverside County Confession

Text: (37) At the penalty phase, the prosecution presented evidence of defendant's confession to the murder of Danny O. in Riverside County. (See Kelly I, supra, 51 Cal.3d at pp. 945-947.) Defendant did not object, thus waiving the matter on appeal. (See pt. I.B. of Discussion, ante. ) He now contends the confession was inadmissible, and his attorney was ineffective for not objecting. He relies on the pertinent record in Kelly I, which he requests us to judicially notice. For purposes of deciding the ineffectiveness claim, we grant the request. We need not decide whether counsel should have objected in this case, for defendant has not shown prejudice. After reviewing the very record defendant asks us to judicially notice, in which there was an objection, we held that the Riverside confession was admissible. ( Kelly I, supra, 51 Cal.3d at pp. 947-954.)