Court Opinion

ID: 9793370
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-31 02:46:32.715748+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:04:39.105775
License: Public Domain

BIRD, C. J., Concurring and Dissenting.
I concur in that portion of the majority opinion which concludes that a change of venue is necessary in order that petitioner receive a fair trial in this case.
However, for the reasons expressed in my dissenting opinion in Sand v. Superior Court (1983) ante, pages 567, 576 [194 Cal.Rptr. 480, 668 P.2d 787], I would find that petitioner is entitled to funds under Penal Code section 987.9. This is a “capital case” within the meaning of section 987.9 since special circumstances are alleged and petitioner may receive a sentence of life without possibility of parole.