People v. Thompson CA3

Filed 6/23/14 P. v. Thompson CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

THE PEOPLE, C073272

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 12F01254)

v.

ROBERT ALBERT THOMPSON,

Defendant and Appellant.

A jury found defendant Robert Albert Thompson guilty of first degree murder, and further found that he personally used a knife during its commission. The trial court sustained three recidivist allegations. It sentenced him to state prison for a determinate term with a consecutive indeterminate life sentence.

On appeal, defendant contends the trial court committed prejudicial error when it allowed the impeachment of his credibility with two felony convictions (designated as unspecified “crimes of moral…