Full title: THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. HORACE EDWIN BURNS, Defendant and…
Court: Court of Appeal of California, Second District, Division Four
Date published: Dec 16, 1987
Facts
On the morning of August 31, 1984, Ebora Alexander, her daughter Dietria Alexander, and two of Ebora Alexander’s visiting grandchildren, Damani Garner (age 13 years) and Damon Bonner (age 8 years), were shot to death in the Alexander home located in the City of Los Angeles. There was evidence indicating that the appellant, Tiequon Cox, and Darryl Williams committed the murders out of a desire to retaliate for a shooting that had resulted from the robbery of a drug dealer; however, the appellant and his companions went to the wrong house and thus killed the Alexander family instead of their intended victims. The following evidence implicated the appellant in the commission of the murders.
On the day in question, Ida Moore and Lisa Brown were at Ms. Moore’s house when Darryl Williams arrived with the appellant. The women had known Williams for some time and were acquainted with the appellant. Williams asked Ms. Moore to take him in her van to “pick up some money from this girl.” She agreed but told Williams she needed to get gas. Williams made a telephone call and then, at Williams’s direction, the appellant left the house but returned a short time later, accompanied by Cox.
Issue
Decision
A petition for a rehearing was denied on January 13, 1988, and the appellant’s petition for review by the Supreme Court was denied on March 31, 1988.
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