Opinion ID: 1247657
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Separate Jury.

Text: (40) Defendant contends that he should have had a separate jury to consider his penalty alone. He relies on the previously discussed asserted prejudice from the statutory requirement that he share peremptory challenges with codefendant Fields. We have already decided that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion to sever trials. Once the joint trial was underway, the statutory preference for a single jury came into play. (See People v. Gates (1987) 43 Cal.3d at 1168, 1199 [240 Cal. Rptr. 666, 743 P.2d 301].) Defendant did not specifically move for a separate jury, instead raising the issue by motion for mistrial. In any event, defendant's motion did not establish good cause for a new jury. ( Ibid. )