Opinion CHIN, J. Defendant tortured Wendy Cheek and then killed her. A week earlier, he had sexually assaulted a different woman. Defendant pleaded guilty to first degree murder and admitted the special circumstances of attempted oral copulation and torture. After a penalty trial, the jury returned a verdict of death. We affirm. Facts and Procedural Background The inf…
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