P. v. Ordway
As pertinent on appeal, a jury convicted defendant Patricia Anne Ordway of first degree premeditated murder and found true a special circumstance that she committed the killing to prevent the victim from testifying as a witness to a crime. (Pen. Code, 187, subd. (a), 190.2, subd. (a)(10).) Additionally, the jury convicted defendant of elder abuse, two counts of forgery, and one count of grand theft. ( 368, subds. (b)(1), (d), 470, subd. (a), 487, subd. (a).) Sentenced to a term of life without parole, defendant on appeal contends (1) the trial court erroneously admitted hearsay evidence that undermined her defense of third party culpability, and (2) the evidence is insufficient to support the special circumstance finding that defendant killed the victim to prevent him from testifying against her. Court disagree and shall affirm the judgment with a minor modification.
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