was a serious and violent felony
(§§ 667, subds. (c), (e), 1170.12, subd. (c)).




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       One night in June 1996, members of the Blanton family, who lived nearby,
heard multiple gunshots. Shortly thereafter, they received a call from Robert
asking for help. Robert had also called 911 to report the shootings.
       Michael Blanton and his two daughters rushed to the Cleveland home,
where they found Robert slumped on the back porch, bleeding from gunshot
wounds. Robert could barely speakbut said he had been shot by Valley J.
Monique was found in the hallway; she had been shot in the face and was already
dead. Michael Blanton noticed that the plastic cover from the light fixture in the
kitchen ceiling was on the ground.
       When police officers arrived at the scene, Robert was struggling to remain
conscious. He told the responding officers that Valley J. and two or three other
individuals had tried to rob him, and that Valley J. had shot him. Inside the house,
the police found “Vally J” written in blood on the kitchen floor. In the bedroom,
the police located a phone book listing a number for “Valley J.”; that number
corresponded to the house where defendant’s girlfriend lived. The police also
discovered a package of