People v. Maldonado CA1/5

Filed 7/29/16 P. v. Maldonado CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FIVE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

A141242

v. REYNALDO MALDONADO, (San Mateo County Super. Ct. No. SC065313A) Defendant and Appellant.

Defendant and appellant Reynaldo Maldonado appeals from the trial court’s judgment following a jury verdict finding him guilty of first degree murder. His principal contention on appeal is that the court erred in excluding defense expert testimony regarding his intellectual disabilities. We affirm.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In January 2008, the San Mateo County District Attorney charged appellant with first degree murder and alleged a lying-in-wait special circumstance. (Pen. Code §§ 187, subd. (a), 190.2, subd. (a)(15).)1 In…