California Court of Appeal

Defendant's conviction for first degree murder and a sentence of 80-years-to-life imprisonment are affirmed where: 1) section 1111.5, requiring mandatory corroboration of a jailhouse informant's testimony, does not apply retroactively to defendant; 2) the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting gang testimony; 3) the postverdict rulings did not violate defendant's constitutional rights; and 4) the court's minute order should be corrected to reflect the oral pronouncement of judgment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/26/2012
• Published 10/26/2012

Judges

• Johnson

Court

• California Court of Appeal

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