People v. Williams CA3
Opinion
Opinion
Filed 4/8/15 P. v. Williams 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NOT TO BE PUBLISHED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, C076584
Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 13F08114)
v.
ALEX WILLIAMS,
Defendant and Appellant.
Defendant Alex Williams appeals his conviction following a jury trial. He contends the trial court prejudicially erred in excluding evidence of third party culpability. We disagree and affirm the judgment.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On December 13, 2013, at approximately 7:53 p.m., two police officers on special detail at Hiram Johnson High School for a school dance “heard a rapid succession of what sounded like three shots being fired.” The officers, in separate vehicles,
1 immediately drove in the…