P. v. Villarreal
A jury found defendant Roger Cavazos Villarreal guilty of murdering Thomas Masters and further found true special circumstances allegations that he committed the murder during a robbery and had a prior murder conviction. (Pen. Code, 187, subd. (a), 190.2, subds. (a)(2) & (a)(17).) The court sentenced defendant to life without the possibility of parole. On appeal from the judgment, defendant claims the court erred in denying his motion to exclude incriminating statements obtained in violation of his Miranda[1] rights. He also claims that during the hearing on his motion to exclude, defense counsel rendered ineffective assistance in failing to elicit evidence that authorities had focused on him as a suspect. Court affirm the judgment.
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