CA · jury_instructions
CALCRIM No. 721
Special Circumstances: Multiple Murder Convictions (Same
Case) (Pen. Code, § 190.2(a)(3))
The defendant is charged with the special circumstance of having been
convicted of more than one murder in this case [in violation of Penal
Code section 190.2(a)(3)].
To prove that this special circumstance is true, the People must prove
that:
1. The defendant has been convicted of at least one charge of first
degree murder in this case;
AND
2. The defendant has also been convicted of at least one additional
charge of either first or second degree murder in this case.
New January 2006
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- courts.ca.gov
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- 2026-08-20
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- calcrim-2020
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