People v. Stayner

Summary

The court affirmed the judgment imposing death and a consecutive 45-year prison term. In the portions provided, it upheld admission of defendant's recorded confession, concluding that he was in Miranda custody but did not establish a prejudicial violation, that his Sacramento waiver was voluntary, that the confession was not coerced, and that the trial court properly excluded interrogation-technique expert testimony. The court also upheld the probable-cause basis for defendant's de facto arrest and the rulings concerning challenges for cause to prospective jurors.