People v. Steward CA6

Filed 1/29/25 P. v. Steward CA6 Opinion following transfer from Supreme Court

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE, H046931

(Santa Clara County Plaintiff and Respondent, Super. Ct. No. C1641635)

v.

AARON LAMONT STEWARD,

Defendant and Appellant.

A jury convicted defendant Aaron Lamont Steward of, among other things, burglary and multiple counts of robbery related to crimes that occurred in 2015 and 2016. Defendant contended on appeal that a pattern jury instruction regarding flight and consciousness of guilt violated due process as applied to him; that unrelated counts should have been severed for trial; that admitted photographs of one victim’s injuries were unduly prejudicial; that there was…