PEOPLE v. GRIMES (GARY LEE)

Respondent’s Focus Issues Letter

Cal.May 18, 2016

SUPREME COURT COPY KAMALA D. HARRIS State ofCalifornia Attorney General DEPARTMENTOFJUSTICE 1300 I STREET, SUITE 125 P.O. BOX 944255 SACRAMENTO, CA 94244-2550 Public: (916) 445-9555 Telephone: (916) 323-8044 Facsimile: (916) 324-2960 E-Mail: Stephanie.Mitchell@doj.ca.gov May 17, 2016 SUPREME COURT Frank A. McGuire E | { E Supreme Court Clerk/Administrator Supreme Court of California 350 McAllister Street San Francisco, CA 94102-4797 MAY 18 2016 Frank A. McGuire Clerk RE: People v. Gary Lee Grimes — Capital Case Supreme Court of the State of California. Case No. $076339 Deputy Dear Mr, McGuire: This case is scheduledfor oral argument on May 26, 2016. Counsel for respondent intends to focus her argumenton appellant’s claim that the trial court’s abusedits discretion by excluding portions of John Morris’s statements, and their exclusion requires reversal of the special-circumstance finding and the death verdict (AOB Arg. IV; RB Arg.II.A), and supplementalbriefing related to that claim addressing forfeiture and harmlesserror. - Sincerely, / Jf iba?UiMf Ay STEPHANIE A. MITCHELL Deputy Attorney General For KAMALAD. HARRIS Attorney General SAM: SA1999XS0001 32480633.doc ? DEATH PENALTY DECLARATION OF SERVICE BY U.S. MAIL Case Name: People v. Grimes No.: 8076339 I declare: I am employed in the Office of the Attorney General, which is theoffice of a memberofthe California State Bar, at which member’s direction this service is made. I am 18 years of age or older and not a party to this matter; my business address is 1300 I Street, Suite 125, P.O. Box 944255, Sacramento, CA 94244-2550. ' . On May 17, 2016, I served the attached Focus Letter by placing a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope with postage thereon fully prepaid, in the United States Mail at Sacramento, California, addressed as follows: Cliff Gardner Attorney at Law 1448 San Pablo Ave. Berkeley, CA 94702 (Attorney for appellant Grimes - 2 copies) California Appellate Project 101 Second Street, Suite 600 San Francisco, CA 94105-3672 I declare under penalty of perjury under the lawsofthe State of California the foregoingis true and correct andthat this declaration was executed on May 17, 2016, at Sacramento, California. M.Latimer 7J,fof | Declarant Signature SA1999XS0001 32480643 doc