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Type
Opinion of the Court
Per curiam
Yes — no individual author
Filed
Nov. 16, 2009
Case
Wong v. Belmontes
Case status
Decided

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Per Curiam. In 1981, in the course of a burglary, Fernando Belmontes bludgeoned Steacy McConnell to death, striking her in the head 15 to 20 times with a steel dumbbell bar. See People v. Belmontes, 45 Cal. 3d 744, 759-761, 755 P. 2d 310, 315-316 *16(1988). After the murder, Belmontes and his accomplices stole McConnell’s stereo, sold it for $100, and used the…

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TypeAuthorFiled
Opinion Not attributed Nov. 16, 2009
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