2015-IPG #9 (Banks-Blackburn-Tran)

A discussion of recent California Supreme Court decisions dealing with what constitutionally and statutorily needs to be proved to impose a special circumstances sentence on felony murderers who do not personally kill - even when death is not imposed (Banks 61 Cal.4th 788) and whether a defendant must personally waive his right to a jury (as opposed to a court) trial at an MDO extension hearing (Blackburn 2015 WL 4879673) or an NGI extension hearing (Tran 191 Cal.Rptr.3d 251): Guests: Santa Clara Co ADA Terry Harman and DDA Pinaki Chakravorty.