In Re Elizabeth G.

People v. Elizabeth G.

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105 Cal. Rptr. 2d 811·88 Cal. App. 4th 496
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaApril 6, 2001H020724California3,915 words

Opinion

Opinion

Bamattre-Manoukian, J.

The minor, Elizabeth G., appeals after the juvenile court sustained a Welfare and Institutions Code section 602 petition alleging that the minor committed two violations of Penal Code section 32 (accessory after the fact) and three violations of Penal Code section 12101, subdivision (a)(1) (possession of a firearm). She was placed on probation for two years.

On appeal, and in a petition for writ of habeas corpus, the minor contends that she received ineffective assistance of counsel, in that counsel failed to present certain evidence and arguments at her motion to suppress. The minor also contends that one of her convictions for being an accessory after the fact must be reversed.

.We will affirm the judgment. We have disposed of the petition for writ of habeas corpus by separate order issued this day.

Background

On August 9, 1998,. at 10:44 p.m., Salinas police officers responded to a shooting of two teenagers on Antigua Avenue. One teenager had been shot and killed; the other had been shot but survived. Shell casings from two different caliber weapons (.45-caliber and .380-caliber) were found on the scene.

A neighbor reported hearing gunshots and seeing a full-size…

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