PEOPLE v. SOLOMON
Filed 7/15/10
IN THE SUPREME
COURT OF CALIFORNIA
THE
PEOPLE, )
)
Plaintiff and
Respondent, )
) S029011
v. )
)
MORRIS
SOLOMON, JR., )
) Sacramento
County
Defendant and Appellant. ) Super.
Ct. No. 84641
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Story continued from part I…..
II. DISCUSSION
A. Guilt Phase Issues
1. Sufficiency of the
evidence of premeditation and deliberation
The prosecution charged defendant with seven counts of
murder. The jury found defendant guilty
of six murders, four of them in the first degree. Defendant contends there is insufficient
evidence of premeditation and deliberation supporting the first degree murder
convictions.[1] To the contrary, the record in this case
contains substantial evidence from which a rational jury could find
premeditation and deliberation beyond a reasonable doubt.
Our task in deciding a challenge to the sufficiency of the
evidence is a well-established one.
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