What are the reasons the prosecutor relied upon for seeking the death penalty?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Armstrong, 243 Cal.Rptr.3d 105, 433 P.3d 987, 6 Cal.5th 735 (Cal. 2019):
People v. Silva , supra , 25 Cal.4th at p. 386, 106 Cal.Rptr.2d 93, 21 P.3d 769.) Here, in contrast, the reasons the prosecutor relied upon could well make a juror less desirable for a prosecution seeking the death penalty and were borne out by the record.
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