People v. Patrick CA3

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJuly 23, 2015C077555California3,469 words

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Filed 7/23/15 P. v. Patrick CA3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

THE PEOPLE, C077555

Plaintiff and Appellant, (Super. Ct. No. 13F03983)

v.

JACKLYN NAOMI PATRICK,

Defendant and Respondent.

A jury convicted defendant Jacklyn Naomi Patrick of felony evading an officer. (Veh. Code, § 2800.2, subd. (a).) The trial court granted defendant’s motion for a new trial based on prosecutorial misconduct committed during closing argument.

The People appeal, contending it was an abuse of discretion to grant the motion because the prosecutor did not commit misconduct. We shall affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The Prosecution Case

On June 23, 2013, at around midnight, Fulton-El Camino Park…

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