What is the evidence supporting a finding of felony murder based upon the commission of a burglary?

We first focus our analysis upon defendant's conviction for burglary. Any person who enters a building or room with the intent to commit larceny or any felony is guilty of burglary. ( 459.) In defendant's view, the evidence reflects that the larceny was incidental to the killing, and was not

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intended when defendant entered the church. A rational trier of fact could conclude, however, that defendant entered the church with the intent to commit larceny, based upon (1) the circumstances of the crimewithin a short time after entering the building, defendant stole the victim's belongingsand (2) defendant's pattern of entering offices and violently robbing solitary women. This same evidence supports a finding that the killing was committed in the course of a burglary, and thus supports a finding of felony murder based upon the commission of a burglary, and the special circumstance of murder committed in the course of a burglary. ( 189, 190.2, subd. (a)(17)(G).) ²² The

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fact that the evidence also may support other scenarios does not render insufficient the evidence supporting the verdict. ( People v. Bolden (2002) 29 Cal.4th 515, 553, 127 Cal.Rptr.2d 802, 58 P.3d 931.)

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