Robinson

People v. Robinson

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136 Cal. Rptr. 127·1977 Cal. App. LEXIS 1159·66 Cal. App. 3d 624
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJanuary 31, 1977Crim. 29214California1,562 words

Opinion

Opinion

Thompson, J.

Defendant was convicted of forcible rape, forcible oral copulation, and robbery. Allegations in each of the three counts that he was armed with a deadly weapon within the meaning of Penal Code section 12022 were found true. Defendant was sentenced to consecutive -state prison sentences on the rape and robbery counts. He was sentenced to state prison on the other count concurrently. The allegations of use of a deadly weapon were incorporated in the judgment as eventually modified except for the count charging robbery.

On this appeal from the judgment, defendant contends: (1) a search which disclosed a coat described by the victim as worn by her assailant was illegal so that the trial court erroneously received the coat in evidence; (2) the trial court permitted improper rebuttal testimony by the prosecution; and (3) the sentence imposed is contrary to law in containing multiple findings of the armed allegation contrary to In re Culbreth (1976) 17 Cal.3d 330 [ 130 Cal.Rptr. 719 , 551 P.2d 23] and in violating the multiple punishment proscription of Penal Code section 654.

We conclude that: (1) error, if any, in receiving the coat in evidence is established as harmless…

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