RICHARD C. TALLMAN, Circuit Judge: Demetrie Ladon Mayfield murdered Ora Mae Pope on February 2, 1983, to exact revenge from Ms. Pope and her son, Byron, who had sworn out a complaint against Mayfield for auto theft. He then killed John Moreno to eliminate the only eyewitness to the crime. A San Bernardi-no County jury convicted Mayfield of two counts of first degree murder and found a multiple murder special circumstance to…
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