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 No. S070686
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OFCALIFORNIA,Plaintiff and Respondent,v.GERARDO ROMERO,Defendant and Appellant. LOS ANGELES COUNTYSUPERIOR COURTSuperior Court Case No. BA102638ON AUTOMATIC APPEALFROM A JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE OF DEATHSuperior Court of California, County of Los AngelesThe Honorable Charles E. Horan, Judge Presiding
APPELLANT’S OPENING BRIEF
Stephen M. Lathrop (S.B. #126813)21143 Hawthorne Blvd., #950Torrance, CA 90503-4615Tel. 310.237.1000, ext. 3; Fax 310.237.1010Attorney for Defendant/AppellantGERARDO ROMERO
 
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TOPICAL INDEXPageINTRODUCTION
............................................... 1
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
.................................... 2
STATEMENT OF APPEALABILITY
.............................. 6
STATEMENT OF FACTS
........................................ 6A.
GUILT PHASE
 – 
PROSECUTION
’
S CASE
...................... 61.
VIDEO STORE INCIDENT INVOLVING EUGENEAFABLE
(
COUNT
1) ............................... 62.
 NORTH BONNIE BRAE STREET INCIDENT INVOLVINGREYNALDO HAU
,
FRANCISCO PICENO
,
GABRIEL HAUCRUZ
,
AND JOSE AGUILAR 
(
COUNTS
2-6).............. 103.
SEARCH OF APPELLANT
’
S BEDROOM
................. 154.
PROSECUTION
’
S GANG TESTIMONY
.................. 165.
STIPULATION RE
:
SAME FIREARM USED IN BOTH THEVIDEO STORE AND NORTH BONNIE BRAE STREETINCIDENTS
..................................... 18B.
GUILT PHASE
 – 
DEFENSE CASE
........................... 19C.
PENALTY PHASE
 – 
PROSECUTION
’
S CASE
................... 261.
VIOLENT CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
...................... 27a.
AX ASSAULT ON TONY SCHMIDT
.............. 27 b.
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY OF VICTOR CAN ANDRESULTING FELONY CONVICTION FOR ATTEMPTED ROBBERY
...................... 28
 
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SHOOTING AT THE RESIDENCE OFGUSTAVO ROSAS ON NORTH BONNIE BRAESTREET
.................................. 29d.
ASSAULT ON DUK AN
....................... 30e.
ASSAULT ON ISAAC GONZALES
,
WHICH THE JURYHEARD BUT THEN WAS TOLD TO DISREGARD
..... 31f.
ASSAULT ON ENRIQUE DIAZ
.................. 322.
VICTIM IMPACT EVIDENCE
......................... 32D.
PENALTY PHASE
 – 
DEFENSE CASE
........................ 341.
CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUESADVERSELY AFFECTING APPELLANT
................. 342.
CHARACTER WITNESSES ROSALBA ROMERO
,
MARIASOSA
,
ANGELINA ROMERO
,
MARTIN UITZ AND YENISSENDE SANTIAGO
................................... 36
ARGUMENT
.................................................. 40
GUILT PHASE ISSUES
......................................... 40I.THE EVIDENCE IS INSUFFICIENT AS A MATTER OF LAWTO SUSTAIN THE FINDING THAT APPELLANTPERPETRATED THE KILLING OF EUGENE AFABLE,ESPECIALLY WHEN CONSIDERING THE HEIGHTENEDVERDICT RELIABILITY REQUIREMENT AT THE GUILTPHASE OF A CAPITAL TRIAL, THEREBY REQUIRINGREVERSAL OF APPELLANT’S CONVICTION IN COUNT 1 ASA DENIAL OF DUE PROCESS (CAL. CONST., ART. 1, § 15; U.S.CONST., 5, 8 & 14 AMENDS.)..........................
THTHTH
40A.
INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT
............... 40B.
STANDARD OF REVIEW
................................. 41
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