The People, Plaintiff and Respondent v. Carl Devon Powell, Defendant and Appellant.

Summary

The court affirmed defendant's convictions for first degree murder, robbery, and grand theft, the robbery-murder special circumstance, firearm finding, and death judgment. It rejected challenges to the use of dual juries, juror removal, defendant's absences from proceedings, the prosecutor's reference to anticipated testimony, evidentiary rulings, jury instructions, and penalty-phase proceedings, finding forfeiture, invited error, no abuse of discretion, or no prejudice as applicable.