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LouisLuceroS012
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INTHESUPREMECOURTOFCALIFORNIA
THEPEOPLE,)
)
PlaintiffandRespondent,)
)S012568
v.)
)
PHILIPLOUISLUCERO,)
)SanBernardinoCounty
DefendantandAppellant.)Super.Ct.No.36822
)
Thisisthesecondtimethiscaseisbeforeus.In1981,defendantPhilipLouisLucerowassentencedtodeathafterajuryfoundhimguiltyoftwocountsofmurder(Pen.Code,§ 187)andonecountofarson(§ 451,subd.(c)),andfoundtrueanallegedmultiple-murderspecialcircumstance.In1988,weaffirmedthejudgmentofguilt,includingthespecialcircumstancefinding,butwereversedthejudgmentofdeath,holdingthatthetrialcourthadimproperlyexcludedcertainmitigatingevidenceatthepenaltyphaseoftrial.(Peoplev. Lucero(1988)44Cal.3d1006.)Atretrial,thejuryagainimposedthedeathpenalty.Thisappeal,liketheearlierone,isautomatic.(§ 1239.)Weaffirmthejudgmentofdeath.
I.FACTS
A.Prosecution’sEvidence
Theprosecution’scase-in-chiefatthepenaltyretrialconsistedsolelyofevidenceofthetwomurdersofwhichdefendantwasconvicted.
Themurdervictims,seven-year-oldLindaChristineHubbard(Chrissy)and10-year-oldTeddyEngilman(Teddy),livedinYucaipa,atowninSanBernardinoCounty.OnApril12,1980,ChrissyaskedherfatherifshecouldgowithTeddytoanearbypark.Heagreed,andthetwogirlsleftaround4:
00p.m.LisaWillis,anacquaintanceofTeddy’soldersister,sawthetwogirlsatthepark.
Defendantlivedinahouseacrossthestreetfromthepark.Teddy’sbrotherhadshownChrissyashortcuttotheparkthatpassedalongsidedefendant’shouse.Between4:
30and4:
45p.m.,RuthSchultz,wholivednextdoortodefendant,heardthegooseindefendant’syardcackle.Fromherwindow,shesawTeddyandChrissyoutsidedefendant’sbackyard,andshesawdefendantwalkingtowardthem.Hetoldthegirlsthegoosewouldnothurtthemandtheycouldcomeintotheyard.
At5:
00p.m.,theHubbardsdiscoveredthatTeddyandChrissywerenotintheparkandhadnotreturnedhome.Theycalledthesheriff’soffice,andasearchforthegirlsbegan.At6:
45p.m.,DeloresGwaltney,wholivedacrossthestreetfromdefendant,sawhimdriveawayfromhishouse.Defendantreturnedfiveor10minuteslaterbutsoonleftagain.Shortlythereafter,Gwaltneysawthatdefendant’shousewasonfire.Shetelephoneddefendantathisfather’shomeandtoldhimaboutthefire.Defendantseemedunconcerned.SanBernardinoSheriff’sDeputyCharlesLong,whohadbeenlookingforChrissyandTeddy,alsosawthefireandrescueddefendant’sdogfromdefendant’senclosedfrontporch.
DennisDraeger,ChiefoftheCalimesaVolunteerFireDepartment,togetherwithCaptainCharlesBryantandFirefighterStevenBeightler,bothoftheCaliforniaDepartmentofForestry,wereamongthosewhoarrivedtoputoutthefireindefendant’shouse.Whentheyenteredthehouse,theysawalargebloodstainonthelivingroomcarpet.Defendantsoonarrived.CaptainBryantaskedhimabouttheoriginofthebloodstain,butdefendanthadnoexplanation.Defendantthenlefttoexaminehisdog,andwhenhereturnedhetoldBryantthedoghadacutonitslegthatcouldhavecausedthestain.FirefighterBeightlerhadseenthedoganditappeareduninjured.Indefendant’sconversationswithCaptainBryantandChiefDraeger,heseemedunconcernedaboutthefirebutwantedtoknowhowlongthefirefightersintendedtostayinhishouse.
About9:
00o’clockthatevening,DonaldBurtonwasrummagingthroughadumpsterbehindanearbymarketwhenhesawanobjectthathethoughtwasamannequin.Whenhetouchedtheobject’sleg,itwaswarmandfeltlikeachild’sleg.HecalledtheSanBernardinoCountySheriff’sOffice.Sheriff’sdeputiessummonedtothescenefoundthebodiesofChrissyandTeddyinthedumpster,wrappedinplasticgarbagebags.Theywerefullydressed,butTeddy’sshoesweremissing.Defendantwasarrestedlaterthatnight.DeputySheriffDennisO’Rourkesawwhatappearedtobebloodstainsondefendant’sT-shirtandpantsleg,andthesockonhisleftfootwassaturatedwithblood.
DeputySheriffsRonaldDurlingandJamesStalnakerexamineddefendant’scar.Theyfoundbloodstainsonthedriver’ssidedoor,thearmrest,thedashboard,thesteeringwheel,andthegearshiftlever.Therewasapoolofbloodonaninnertubestoredinthetrunkofthecar.HomicideDetectiveLarryMalmberg,DeputyCarlSwanlund,andcriminalistPhillipKelletsearcheddefendant’shouse.Inthelivingroom,theyfoundTeddy’sshoes(partlycoveredbyacomforter),abloodstainedsheet,anelectricalcord,severallargesoftdrinkbottles,andpiecesofanotherbottle.OtherfragmentsofthebrokenbottlewereinthegarbagebaginwhichTeddywasfound.Apieceofropewasinthedoorway,andinthekitchenweregarbagebagssimilartotheonesusedtowrapChrissyandTeddy.
Apathologist,Dr.HarryScott,conductedanautopsyofthetwogirls.HefoundalargebruisedareaonTeddy’srighteyeandcheek,alacerationofherrightearlobe,andapenetratingwoundthroughherrightlipthathadknockedoutthreeofherteeth.Herskullwasfracturedinseveralplacesasaresultofbeinghitseveraltimeswithabluntobject,whichcouldhavebeenasoftdrinkbottle.Dr. ScottdeterminedthattheblowstoTeddy’sheadhadknockedherunconscious,andthatwhileunconsciousshehadaspiratedbloodfromthewoundtoherfacewhichcausedherdeath.Chrissyhadabrasionsonherwriststhatcouldhavebeencausedbybeingtiedupandabrasionsontheleftsideofherneck.Shehadbeenstrangledtodeath.BasedonthemarksonChrissy’sneck,Dr.Scotttestifiedshecouldhavebeenstrangledwithanecklaceshewaswearing.
SerologistDanielGregonistestifiedthatthebloodfoundondefendant’ssock,onthecarpetandsheetinhishouse,andontheinnertubeinthetrunkofhiscarwashumanblood,noneofwhichcouldhavecomefromdefendant.HeconcludedthatthebloodwasconsistentwithTeddy’sABObloodtypeandherserumproteinandenzymetypes,aprofilethatappearsin5.4percentofthepopulation.
DeputySheriffCharlesWideen,anarsonexpert,investigatedthefireindefendant’shouse.Heconcludedthatthefirehadstartedinoneofthebedrooms,andthatithadbeendeliberatelysetbyapersonpouringaflammableliquid,likegasoline,onandbeneaththebed,andlightingit.Inastorageshedondefendant’sproperty,DeputyWideenfoundapartiallyfullgasolinecan.DeputyWideenconcluded,basedonindentationsinthedustonthecarpetwherehefoundthecan,thatithadbeenrecentlymoved.
B.TheDefenseCase
DefendantpresentedexperttestimonythatthebodiesofChrissyandTeddyshowednosignsofsexualassault.
Relativesandfamilymemberstestifiedaboutdefendant’schildhood.DefendantspenthisearliestyearsinapoorsectionofDenver,Colorado.Hisfatherwasanalcoholicwhohadlittletimeforhischildren.Attheageoffive,defendantandhismothermovedtoTexas,butthenextyeardefendant’sfathercameandtookhimbacktoDenver.Exceptforonebriefvisit,defendantneversawhismotheragainuntilafterhisarrestinthiscase,whenhewas33yearsold.
BackinDenver,defendantwasraisedbyhisgreat-aunt,anelderlywomanwholivedinGoatHill,ashantytownontheoutskirtsofDenver.Theylivedinashackwithoutelectricity,runningwater,orindoorplumbing.Defendantessentiallyraisedhimself.Hehadlittlecommunicationwithhisgreat-aunt,becauseshespokeonlySpanishandhespokeonlyEnglish.Hebecamealoner.
Whendefendantwas11,heandhisfathermovedtoCalifornia.Attheageof17,lyingabouthisage,heenlistedintheArmy,whereheremainedforthenextsevenyears.
DefendantservedthreetoursofdutyinVietnam.Althoughthedefenseofferednowitnesseswhoremembereddefendantwhilehewasthere,severalmenwhohadservedinthesameunitsasdefendanttestifiedthattheunitscameundersniperandmortarfireintheirencampmentsandthattheysufferedcasualtieswhentheirsupplyconvoyswereattackedandwhentheywenton“searchanddestroy”missions.DefendantwaswoundedandawardedaPurpleHeart.HealsoreceivedaCombatInfantryBadgeforhavingbeenunderenemyfire.Oncross-examination,theprosecutorelicitedtestimonythatdefendanthadbeencourt-martialedforfallingasleeponguardduty,thathehadbeendisciplinedforhavingaVietnamesewomaninhisquartersinavillagethatwasoff-limits,andthathehadmisappropriatedatruck.
AfterhisreleasefromtheArmy,defendantmovedtoLakeTahoe.HemarriedhisstepsisterSharla,andtheymovedtoVista,acityinSanDiegoCounty.Theyhadason,anddefendantgotajobasamachinist.Defendantwasahardworkerbutheremainedaloner.Fiveyearslater,thefamilymovedtoYucaipa,inSanBernardinoCounty,wheredefendantgotajobwithanengineeringcompany.Hewasfiredaboutayearbeforethemurdersinthiscasebecausehewasunabletoadapttothecompany’sspecializedequipment.
Dr.TomWilliams,apsychologist,testifiedthatdefendantsufferedfrompost-traumaticstressdisorder(PTSD),causedbyhiswarexperiencesinVietnam.Dr.Williamsbasedthisconclusionondefendant’sdescriptionoftheseexperiences,whichincludedthreeparticularlytraumaticepisodes:
heshotandkilledamanwhohadattackedhimwithagrenade,hissupplytruckranoveralandmine,andhehadtoloadintobodybagsthebodiesofaplatoonofAmericansoldierskilledinaction.Dr. WilliamsalsoreliedontheresultsoftwoMinnesotaMultiphasicPersonalityInventory(MMPI)tests,onegivenbyhim,theotherbyDr.CraigRath.WilliamsexpressednoopinionastowhetherdefendantkilledChrissya
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