Wilson

People v. Wilson

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1989 Cal. App. LEXIS 183·208 Cal. App. 3d 611·256 Cal. Rptr. 422
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMarch 6, 1989H003586California1,497 words

Opinion

Opinion

Silver, J.

Following a jury trial, defendant Douglas Eugene Wilson was convicted of first degree burglary (Pen. Code , §§ 459, 460, subd. (1)). In a bifurcated proceeding, the trial court found true allegations that defendant had previously been convicted of a serious felony (§§ 667, 1192.7) and had served a prior prison term (§ 667.5, subd. (b)). Defendant received a prison term of 10 years. On appeal, he asserts instructional and sentencing error. For reasons explained below, we affirm.

Background

On April 17, 1986, Jack Boren was renting a bedroom in a home on Galen Drive in San Jose. The house contained four bedrooms, each of which was equipped with a lock and key. Between 11 a.m. and noon, Boren left the house after locking his bedroom door. When he returned around 2 p.m., he discovered that nine weapons from his gun collection were missing. One of the missing guns was an Uzi semiautomatic carbine. Also missing were a camera, binoculars, some coins and jewelry. There were no signs of forced entry into the residence itself. However, police investigators found defendant’s fingerprint near pry marks on Boren’s bedroom door.

On April 20th, Los Angeles police officers received a…

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