How does section 4500 of the California Criminal Code apply to the death penalty?

Tuilaepa v. California (1994) 512 U.S. 967, 971-972, 114 S.Ct. 2630, 129 L.Ed.2d 750.) A defendant convicted of the offense defined by section 4500 becomes eligible for the death penalty or its alternative, life without the possibility of parole. Thereafter, the jury selects the penalty following a penalty phase trial at which it considers evidence in aggravation and mitigation under section 190.3. The selection process requires an " individualized determination " of the appropriate penalty based

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