Thompson

— Defendant Clifford Bradley Thompson, using various aliases, applied for and obtained employment at several group homes for children. As part of the application process, defendant stated under penalty of perjury he had no prior criminal convictions. In fact, defendant had five felony convictions and three misdemeanor convictions. A jury found defendant guilty of six counts of perjury. (Pen. Code, § 118, subd. (a).) After finding two prior prison term allegations true (Pen. Code, § 667.5, subd. (d)) the court sentenced defendant to eleven years and imposed a restitution fine of $4,400 (Pen. Code, §§ 1202.4 and 1202.45). On appeal defendant contends: (1) the court erred in denying defendant’s motion to suppress, since evidence admitted at trial was the fruit of an illegal search; (2) the increase in defendant’s sentence after retrial violates due process and the prohibition against double jeopardy; (3) the court improperly allowed amendment of the information after defendant waived his right to a jury trial; (4) the fine imposed must be stricken under the ex post facto doctrine; (5) the court erred in permitting the conditional examination of a witness; and (6) several…