Ruling by
Tani Cantil-SakauyeLower Court
Los Angeles County Superior CourtLower Court Judge
William R. Pounders
At the penalty phase of a capital case, defendant's persistent chanting that another inmate was a "rat" was admissible because it conveyed a serious expression of intent to commit an act of unlawful violence.
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