People v. McCowan CA1/3

Filed 3/11/15 P. v. McCowan CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

A138648

v. RAYMOND B. McCOWAN, (San Mateo County Super. Ct. No. SC071579A) Defendant and Appellant.

Defendant Raymond McCowan appeals from a judgment convicting him of assaulting his wife with a hammer and sentencing him to prison for 36 years to life. He contends that he received ineffective assistance of counsel and that the court erred in denying his motions for a continuance, substitution of counsel under People v. Marsden (1970) 2 Cal.3d 118 (Marsden), and a new trial. We shall affirm. Factual and Procedural History Defendant was accused of committing three criminal offenses on February 8, 2010. Count one charged…