Martinez

People v. Martinez

Good Law
26 Cal. App. 4th 1098·31 Cal. Rptr. 2d 869
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJuly 13, 1994B079428California2,416 words

Opinion

Opinion

WOODS (Fred), J.

Juan Carlos Martinez (appellant), Nelson Salvador Castillo, and Jesse James Tarver were charged with a special circumstance murder, robbery, and several attempted robberies. The prosecution's severance motion was granted and appellant was tried alone.

A jury convicted appellant of first degree murder (Pen. Code, [1] § 187; count I) and found true as special circumstances (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(17)) personal firearm use (§ 12022.5), and principal armed with a firearm (§ 12022, subd. (a)(1)) allegations. The jury also convicted appellant of robbery (§§ 211, 12022.5, 12022, subd. (a)(1); count III) and four counts of attempted robbery (§§ 664/211, 12022.5, 12022, subd. (a)(1); counts II, IV, V, and VI) but acquitted him of one attempted robbery count (§§ 664/211; count VII).

Appellant contends that as to two charges, the murder and attempted robbery of Charles Roger Doll (counts I and II), and the attempted robbery special circumstance, the prosecution failed to establish a corpus delicti. Appellant also contends the trial court erred in refusing an accessory after the fact instruction (§ 32), a lesser related offense to murder.

We find no error and affirm…

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