Court Opinion

ID: 9430691
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-02 23:30:21.346503+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:23:25.815111
License: Public Domain

Chief Justice Burger,
concurring.
I join the Court’s opinion, although I see no need for remanding for application of harmless-error analysis.
The evidence in this case showed that respondent stalked the victims by car for about an hour. After trapping the victims’ truck in a private driveway, respondent fired four shots at point-blank range killing both victims. Two young girls, aged 3 arid 6, were in the truck and witnessed the slaying. Their mother was one of the victims. After the murder, respondent left the scene but was apprehended by the police after a high-speed chase. In my view, such evidence overwhelmingly demonstrates that respondent acted with malice.