P. v. Kovac
Defendant Bennett Louis Kovac and Wayne Caskey murdered Gary Brooks in his shop in south Sacramento at about 3:24 a.m. on June 11, 2006. Convicted of first degree murder with an arming enhancement and sentenced to state prison for an indeterminate term of 25 years to life plus one year for the arming enhancement, defendant appeals. He contends: (1) the evidence was insufficient to convict him, (2) the court erred by excluding evidence of third party culpability and not giving pinpoint third party culpability instructions, (3) the court erred by denying defendant’s motion for mistrial based on juror misconduct, and (4) trial counsel was constitutionally deficient. Finding no prejudicial error, we affirm.
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