Opinion ID: 1427135
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: principal guilt phase issues

Text: Defendant argues that because the valid evidence at trial was legally insufficient to show either premeditated murder or forcible kidnaping, the convictions and special circumstance finding must be set aside, and that further proceedings on the unproved allegations are barred by the double jeopardy clause. (E.g., Burks v. United States (1978) 437 U.S. 1, 16-18 [57 L.Ed.2d 1, 12-14, 98 S.Ct. 2141]; People v. Green (1980) 27 Cal.3d 1, 62 [164 Cal. Rptr. 1, 609 P.2d 468].) He also urges that the information must be quashed insofar as it charges kidnaping, since the evidence at his preliminary hearing was insufficient to establish probable cause on that count. (See § 995 et seq.) We reject both contentions. However, we accept defendant's alternate premise that improper disclosure at trial of his prior crimes may have affected the jury's deliberations. We must therefore reverse the guilt and special circumstance determinations. We discuss our reasoning in detail.