In California, a capital murder case involves the intentional killing of another person with specific aggravating factors that make it eligible for the death penalty. This includes murders that involve special circumstances, such as the murder of a police officer, multiple murders, murder for financial gain, or murder committed during the commission of certain felonies like robbery or rape. The case must undergo a rigorous legal process, including a trial to determine guilt and a separate penalty phase to decide on the death penalty or life imprisonment.
Once a case of serious murder is done the jury decide on the verdict and the judge passes the capital punishment.
The California Supreme Court case People v Kimball concerned a man named Earl Bud Kimball who was accused of murder. Kimball's lawyer tried to argue that he was not sane at the time of the murder, but the jury found the defendant to be sane and Kimball was convicted of the crime. The California Supreme Court upheld the verdict.
A Case of Murder was created in 2004.
Even if a jury has decided on a defendent's guilt in the guilty phase of a capital murder case, if there remains a small residual doubt after that they can recommend a life sentence instead of the death penalty in the penalty phase of the trial.
The term often used for a main murder case is "homicide." In legal contexts, it may also be referred to as a "murder trial" or "murder case." If discussing the central focus of a murder investigation, it could simply be called the "primary case" or "lead case."
The Benson Murder Case was created in 1926.
Dawson murder case died in 2002.
The Dragon Murder Case was created in 1934.
The Garden Murder Case was created in 1935.
The Casino Murder Case was created in 1934.
Rosenthal murder case happened in 1912.
The Canary Murder Case was created in 1927.