People v. Murray CA2/8

INTRODUCTION

Deonte Lee Murray appeals from his judgment of conviction of multiple counts of attempted murder and other crimes arising out of his commission of three separate shootings. The victims of the shootings were an acquaintance of Murray, a man whom Murray mistakenly believed was an undercover law enforcement officer, and two sheriff’s deputies who were sitting in their patrol vehicle. On appeal, Murray argues: (1) this court should conduct an independent review of sealed transcripts for discoverable material under Pitchess v. Superior Court (1974) 11 Cal.3d 531 (Pitchess); (2) the trial court erred in admitting the preliminary hearing testimony of one of the victims; (3) the prosecution failed to timely disclose certain discovery to the defense; (4) the prosecution committed prejudicial misconduct; (5) there were two instances of prejudicial juror misconduct; (6) Murray was improperly convicted of four separate counts of possession of a firearm by a felon; (7) the sentence imposed on each count of possession of a firearm by a felon should be stayed under Penal Code1 section 654; and (8) assessments that were not orally pronounced by the trial court must be stricken. We…