People v. Cooper

Supreme Court of California · Decided 1991-05-06

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Opinion ARABIAN,J. —This case, arising out of the 1978 death penalty law, chronicles the nocturnal massacre of a mother, father, daughter, and houseguest in the sanctity of their home, and the attempted murder of the young son, the only person to survive. A jury convicted defendant Kevin Cooper of four counts of first degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187), 1 and one count of attempted mu…

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