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AMA Commentary
This chart provides a chronological and comparative view of the California Supreme Court's voting record on the guilt, special circumstances, and penalty phase of each case.
| Conviction | Special Circumstances | Penalty | ||||||
| People v. | Affirmed | Reversed | Affirmed | Reversed | Affirmed | Reversed | Current Status | |
| 1. | Teron (Jan. 1979) |
7-2 | -- | -- | 6-1 | -- | -- | Life |
| 2. | Frierson (Aug. 1979) |
-- | 7-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Retrial pending |
| 3. | Velasquez (Feb. 1980) |
7-0 | -- | 7-0 | -- | -- | 4-3 | Life without parole |
| 4. | Lanphear (April 1980) |
7-0 | -- | 7-0 | -- | -- | 6-1 | Life without parole |
| 5. | Green (April 1980) |
7-0 | -- | -- | 4-3 | -- | -- | Life |
| 6. | Thompson (June 1980) |
7-0 | -- | -- | 7-0 | -- | -- | Life |
| 7. | Jackson (June 1980) |
5-2 | -- | 4-3 | -- | 4-3 | -- | Death row |
| 8. | Chadd (Jan. 1981) |
-- | 4-2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Life without parole |
| 9. | Harris (Feb. 1981) |
4-2 | -- | 4-2 | -- | 4-2 | -- | Death row |
| 10. | Murtishaw (July 1981) |
7-0 | -- | 7-0 | -- | -- | 6-1 | Death sentence reinstated at retrial; automatic appeal pending |
| 11. | Ramos (Jan. 1982) |
7-0 | -- | 7-0 | -- | -- | 6-1 | Retrial pending |
| 12. | Haskett (Feb. 1982) |
7-0 | -- | 7-0 | -- | -- | 6-1 | Death sentence reinstated at retrial; automatic appeal pending |
| 13. | Hogan (July 1982) |
-- | 4-2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Life without parole |
| 14. | Stankewitz (Aug. 1982) |
-- | 4-2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Death sentence reinstated at retrial; automatic appeal pending |
| 15. | Arcega (Sept. 1982) |
-- | 5-2 | -- | -- | -- | 6-1 | Life without parole |
| 16. | Gzikowski (Oct. 1982) |
-- | 7-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Life |
| 17. | Robertson (Dec. 1982) |
7-0 | -- | 7-0 | -- | -- | 4-3 | Death sentence reinstated at retrial; automatic appeal pending |
| 18. | Mozingo (Nov. 1983) |
-- | 7-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Retrial pending |
| 19. | Easley (Nov. 1983) |
7-0 | -- | 7-0 | -- | -- | 6-1 | Death sentence reinstated at retrial; automatic appeal pending |
| 20. | Joseph (Nov. 1983) |
-- | 7-0 | -- | -- | -- | 6-1 | 25 years to life |
| 21. | Mroczko (Dec. 1983) |
-- | 7-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Life |
| 22. | Fields (Dec. 1983) |
4-2 | -- | 4-2 | -- | 4-2 | -- | Death row |
| 23. | L. Harris (April 1984) |
-- | 4-2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Life without parole |
| 24. | Lanphear (April 1984) |
Previously Affirmed | Previously Affirmed | -- | 5-1 | Life without parole | ||
| 25. | Alcala (Aug. 1984) |
-- | 5-1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Death sentence reinstated at retrial; automatic appeal pending |
| 26. | Whitt (Aug. 1984) |
7-0 | -- | -- | 6-1 | -- | -- | Death sentence reinstated at retrial; automatic appeal pending |
| 27. | Mattson (Oct. 1984) |
-- | 4-2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Death sentence reinstated at retrial; automatic appeal pending |
| 28. | McDonald (Nov. 1984) |
-- | 6-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17 years to life |
| 29. | Turner (Nov. 1984) |
6-0 | -- | -- | 6-0 | -- | -- | Retrial pending |
| 30. | Holt (Nov. 1984) |
-- | 6-1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28 years to life |
| 31. | Armendariz (Dec. 1984) |
-- | 7-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Retrial pending |
| 32. | Bigelow (Dec. 1984) |
-- | 7-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Retrial pending |
| 33. | Anderson (Feb. 1985) |
7-0 | -- | -- | 6-1 | -- | -- | Death sentence reinstated at retrial; automatic appeal pending |
| 34. | Memro (June 1985) |
-- | 4-2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Retrial pending |
| 35. | Hayes (June 1985) |
7-0 | -- | -- | 6-1 | -- | -- | Retrial pending |
| 36. | Boyd (June 1985) |
6-0 | -- | -- | 6-0 | -- | -- | Retrial pending |
| 37. | Frank (June 1985) |
6-0 | -- | 6-0 | -- | -- | 4-2 | Retrial pending |
| 38. | Chavez (Oct. 1985) |
6-1 | -- | -- | 7-0 | -- | -- | 28 years to life |
| 39. | Montiel (Oct. 1985) |
7-0 | -- | 7-0 | -- | -- | 7-0 | Retrial pending |
| 40. | Brown (Nov. 1985) |
7-0 | -- | 7-0 | -- | -- | 5-2 | Retrial pending |
| 41. | Guerra (Nov. 1985) |
7-0 | -- | -- | 6-1 | -- | -- | Retrial pending |
| 42. | Frierson (Nov. 1985) |
7-0 | -- | 7-0 | -- | -- | 5-2 | Retrial pending |
| 43. | Massie (Dec. 1985) |
-- | 5-2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Retrial pending |
| 44. | Fuentes (Dec. 1985) |
7-0 | -- | -- | 5-2 | -- | -- | Retrial pending |
| 45. | Croy (Dec. 1985) |
-- | 5-2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Retrial pending |
| 46. | B. Hamilton (Dec. 1985) |
7-0 | -- | -- | 5-2 | -- | -- | Retrial pending |
| 47. | B.R. Hamilton (Nov. 1985) |
7-0 | -- | -- | 4-3 | -- | -- | Rehearing granted by California Supreme Court |
| 48. | Silbertson (Dec. 1985) |
7-0 | -- | -- | 5-2 | -- | -- | Retrial pending |
| 49. | Leach (Dec. 1985) |
7-0 | -- | -- | 5-2 | -- | -- | Retrial pending |
| 50. | Davenport (Dec. 1985) |
6-0 | -- | 6-0 | -- | -- | 5-1 | Retrial pending |
| 51. | Deere (Dec. 1985) |
7-0 | -- | 7-0 | -- | -- | 6-1 | Death sentence reinstated at retrial; automatic appeal pending |
| 52. | Phillips (Dec. 1985) |
6-0 | -- | 6-0 | -- | -- | 4-2 | Retrial pending |
| 53. | Walker (Dec. 1985) |
6-0 | -- | 6-0 | -- | -- | 4-2 | Rehearing granted by California Supreme Court |
| 54. | Lucky (Dec. 1985) |
7-0 | -- | -- | 4-3 | -- | -- | Rehearing granted by California Supreme Court |
| 55. | Balderas (Dec. 1985) |
6-1 | -- | -- | 5-2 | -- | -- | Retrial pending |
| 56. | Burgener (March 1986) |
5-1 | -- | 5-1 | -- | -- | 6-0 | Retrial pending |
| 57. | Ratliff (April 1986) |
6-0 | -- | -- | 5-1 | -- | -- | Retrial pending |
| 58. | Smallwood (Aug. 1986) |
-- | 4-3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | Retrial pending |
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