![]() ![]() 412, multiple prospective jurors were improperly excused for cause. On automatic appeal, we affirm Armstrong’s convictions but reverse his death sentence because, under the standards of Witherspoon v. After a jury convicted defendant Jamelle Edward Armstrong of kidnapping, robbing, raping, torturing, and murdering Penny Sigler, it returned a death verdict. ARMSTRONG S126560 Opinion of the Court by Corrigan, J. _ * Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Seven, assigned by the Chief Justice pursuant to article VI, section 6 of the California Constitution. Justice Liu filed a dissenting opinion in which Justices Cuéllar and Perluss* concurred. S126560 Los Angeles County Superior Court NA051938-01 FebruJustice Corrigan authored the opinion of the court, in which Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye and Justices Chin and Kruger concurred. JAMELLE EDWARD ARMSTRONG, Defendant and Appellant. ![]() IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ![]()
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