Gbadebo-Soda
People v. Gbadebo-Soda
Opinion
Opinion
Brown, J.
Appellant Adamson Gbadebo-Soda appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of two counts of failure to appear (counts II and III; Pen. Code, § 1320, subd. (b)). The jury failed to agree on a third count of escape (count I).
Procedural Facts
On August 26, 1987, an information was filed charging appellant with escape from the Fresno County jail on August 9, 1986 (§ 4532, subd. (b)). On October 7, 1987, after a section 1368 competency hearing, the court found appellant competent to stand trial.
On December 1, 1987, another information was filed charging appellant with two counts of failure to appear (§ 1320, subd. (b)). These counts arose out of appellant’s failure to appear in the municipal court for a preliminary hearing on September 3, 1986, on two separate complaints each charging appellant with violation of section 476a, subdivision (a) (insufficient funds).
On February 5, 1988, the information charging escape and the informations charging two counts of failure to appear were consolidated for trial. The jury returned its verdict on March 25, 1988, after a four-day trial.