Does the joinder of the counts of murder constitute a capital offence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Allen, F076135 (Cal. App. 2019):
Here, because the joinder of the counts did not convert the matter into a capital case or permit the prosecutor to seek a multiple-murder special circumstance, this factor is not applicable. (See People v. Jones (2013) 57 Cal.4th 899, 927-928; People v. McKinnon (2011) 52 Cal.4th 610, 632.)
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