Parras

John Borrego Parras (appellant) was acquitted of second degree murder but convicted of the lesser offense of voluntary manslaughter (Pen. Code, § 192, subd. (a)) 1 in the beating death of Raquel Lombera. Though the homicide occurred in 1989, appellant was not charged until 2002. He was convicted the following year.

We find no merit to appellant’s claims of instructional and sentencing error. We agree that he received an unauthorized fine and order it stricken. In all other respects, the judgment is affirmed.

FACTS

The badly beaten body of Raquel (also known as Rachel) Lombera was found in her apartment on September 18, 1989. Clad in only a shirt, her body lay between the couch and television. The remainder of her clothing was stacked next to the couch. She had a cut on her mouth, a large gash on her forehead, and her eyes were swollen. Her blood and teeth were spattered on the couch; blood was spattered on a picture on the wall behind her head. *1607 Pieces of a broken wooden chair were scattered about the room. Blood and hair were embedded in a portable radio found near her foot, and a telephone was nearby, with the line pulled from the wall. Six empty beer cans were…

On May 25, 2005, the opinion was modified to read as printed above. Appellant’s petition for review by the Supreme Court was denied July 20, 2005. George, C. J., and Baxter, J., did not participate therein.

See footnote, ante, page 1603.

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John Borrego Parras (appellant) was acquitted of second degree murder but convicted of the lesser offense of voluntary manslaughter (Pen.Code, § 192, subd. (a)) [1] in the beating death of Raquel Lombera. Though the homicide occurred in 1989, appellant was not charged until 2002. He was convicted the following year.

We find no merit to appellant's claims of instructional and sentencing error. We agree that he received an unauthorized fine and order it stricken. In all other respects, the judgment is affirmed.

The badly beaten body of Raquel (also known as Rachel) Lombera was found in her apartment on September 18, 1989. Clad in only a shirt, her body lay between the couch and television. The remainder of her clothing was stacked next to the couch. She had a cut on her mouth, a large gash on her forehead, and her eyes were swollen. Her blood and teeth were spattered on the couch; blood was spattered on a picture on the wall behind her head. Pieces of a broken wooden chair were scattered about the room. Blood and hair were embedded in a portable radio found near her foot, and a telephone was nearby, with the line pulled from the…