Klvana

Milos Klvana, a licensed doctor who practiced obstetrics, appeals from the judgment entered following a jury trial in which he was convicted of nine counts of second degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)), five counts of aiding and abetting the practice of medicine without a license (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 2053), one count of conspiracy to practice medicine without a license (§ 182/Bus. & Prof., § 2053), nineteen counts of preparing a fraudulent insurance claim (Ins. Code, § 556, subd. (a)(3)), ten counts of presenting a false insurance claim (Ins. Code, § 556, subd. (a)(1)), two counts of grand theft (§ 487, subd. (1)), and two counts of perjury (§ 118). Klvana has also filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. (B065578.) We affirm the judgment and deny the petition.

Background

Viewed in accordance with the usual rules on appeal {People v. Barnes (1986) 42 Cal.3d 284, 303 [228 CalJRptr. 228, 721 P.2d 110 ]), the evidence presented at trial established that Klvana attended medical school in Czechoslovakia and obtained a degree in 1967. He began a four-year residency at Downstate Medical Center (Downstate) in New York on July 1, 1972. In 1975, while a third year…