Young

People v. Young

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156 Cal. App. 4th 1165·67 Cal. Rptr. 3d 899
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaNovember 27, 2007C054130California2,213 words

Opinion

Opinion

Butz, J.

Following a jury trial, defendant Edward Young was convicted of second degree robbery. (Pen. Code, § 211.) In bifurcated proceedings, the court found true the allegations that defendant had suffered three prior strike convictions (§§ 1170.12, subd. (b), 667, subd. (d)), all of which also qualified as serious felonies under the five-year enhancement statute (§ 667, subd. (a)). The court granted the People’s motion to strike prior convictions (§ 667, subd. (f)) and sentenced defendant to an aggregate term of 25 years to life in state prison. Defendant appeals his conviction, contending the trial court had no authority to reopen closing arguments after the jury declared itself deadlocked; the trial court abused its discretion in allowing a readback of defense counsel’s second closing argument; defendant received ineffective assistance of counsel; and the cumulative result of these errors deprived him of his due process rights. We shall affirm the judgment with a modification to the abstract of judgment on the number of days of actual custody credit.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On May 12, 2005, at approximately 2:00 a.m., Christina Lopez and Maria Valdez were working…

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