PEOPLE V. SUPERIOR COURT
48 Cal.4th 1, 224 P.3d 86, 104 Cal.Rptr.3d 764 (2010)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was a dispute over the doctrine of nonmutual collateral estoppel
applying in criminal cases.
FACTS: Sparks (D) was charged with two felony murders. Before his case came to trial, two
other persons were tried for the same murders. One was convicted of voluntary manslaughter,
and the other was acquitted. Concerned about possible inconsistent verdicts, and applying
the doctrine of nonmutual collateral estoppel the superior court ruled that those verdicts
prohibit the prosecution from trying D for a crime greater than voluntary manslaughter. The
Court of Appeals set aside this holding. This appeal resulted.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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