People v. Tran

Summary

The court upheld Tran’s murder convictions, special-circumstance findings, and death judgment, but vacated the gang enhancement without remand because later statutory amendments added elements the jury was not instructed to decide and the evidence did not establish collective gang engagement. The court rejected challenges concerning jury selection, capital jury qualification, codefendant statements, jury instructions, the torture-murder special circumstance, gang-evidence bifurcation, expert hearsay, victim-impact evidence, and juvenile misconduct evidence. The court concluded that any remaining errors were forfeited or harmless under the applicable standards.