P. v. Halbower CA1/4
In 2014, through DNA evidence, Halbower was implicated in two long unsolved murders that occurred in San Mateo County in 1976. Thereafter, the San Mateo County District Attorney filed a felony complaint charging Halbower with two counts of murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)).
In March 2015, the trial court suspended criminal proceedings after defense counsel expressed a doubt as to Halbower’s mental competency. In June 2016, a jury found Halbower competent to stand trial. Following a preliminary examination, Halbower was held to answer and charged by information with two counts of murder (§ 187, subd. (a)). In September 2018, a separate jury found Halbower guilty on both counts of murder. The trial court sentenced appellant to two concurrent terms of life in state prison.
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