MOSK, J. A jury found defendants Powell and Smith guilty of first degree murder, and fixed the punishment at death for each defendant. This appeal is automatic. (Pen. Code, § 1239, subd. (b).) Defendants’ principal contention is that incriminating statements taken from them by the police without adequate warnings of their constitutional rights were introduced…
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