P. v. Hill
Ivan Hill was convicted of six murders committed in 1993 and 1994. Evidence that he committed two other murders was presented during the penalty phase of that case and he was sentenced to death. He was then charged in this case with those two murders. He moved to dismiss, claiming that under Penal Code sections 654 and 954, the two murders should have been joined with the six murders charged in the capital case. He also claimed prosecution for these murders placed him twice in jeopardy because these same murders had been found true beyond a reasonable doubt in the capital case. He raises these same issues on appeal. Court find neither constitutional nor statutory prohibition against this prosecution and affirm the judgment.
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