Reyes

People v. Reyes

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151 Cal. App. 4th 1491·2007 Cal. App. LEXIS 987·60 Cal. Rptr. 3d 777
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJune 14, 2007C052592California1,945 words

Opinion

Opinion

Hull, J.

A jury convicted defendant John Reyes of possession of methamphetamine for sale (Health & Saf. Code, § 11378), transportation of methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11379, subd. (a)), possession of marijuana while driving a motor vehicle (Veh. Code, § 23222, subd. (b)) and driving on a suspended license (Veh. Code, § 14601.1, subd. (a)). The trial court placed defendant on probation for five years.

On appeal, defendant contends that (1) evidence relating to domestic violence should have been excluded or admitted only for limited purposes, (2) three Judicial Council of California Criminal Jury Instructions (2006-2007) (CALCRIM) misstate the law, and (3) the judgment must be corrected to reflect the authorized amount of one fine. None of these claims has merit, and we therefore affirm the judgment.

Facts and Proceedings

, Defendant borrowed a car from a friend at 8:00 p.m. At approximately 1:00 a.m., a police officer saw the car make an unsafe turn. As the officer followed the car, he ran a vehicle check and learned that the registration had expired. He stopped the car.

Defendant, who was' the driver and sole occupant of the car, had a suspended driver’s license. The…

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