People v. Bracamontes

Summary

The court affirmed the convictions and death sentence. It held that the 12-year prefiling delay did not violate due process, the exclusion of proposed flight and third-party-culpability evidence was proper, and the victim-impact evidence and death-penalty instructions were constitutional. Although the trial court abused its discretion by shackling defendant without a sufficient showing of current manifest need, any possible exposure of jurors to the restraints was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.