On Monday morning, the Supreme Court will file its opinion in People v. Bertsch and Hronis. (Briefs here; oral argument video here.)
The case is an automatic direct appeal from a December 2000 judgment of death. Counsel for one of the defendants made an unusual request for a closed courtroom during the oral argument, but the court denied it. (See here.) Second District, Division Eight, Justice Victor Viramontes is sitting on the case as a pro tem because of the vacancy created by Justice Jenkins’s October retirement. (See: Why does the Supreme Court use pro tems?)
This will be the last of two opinions for the cases argued on the January calendar.
The Bertsch and Hronis opinion can be viewed Monday starting at 10:00 a.m.
