People v. Brown CA6

Filed 8/18/16 P. v. Brown CA6

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE, H040734

(Santa Cruz County Plaintiff and Respondent, Super. Ct. No. F24663)

v.

WILLIAM ODESSA BROWN,

Defendant and Appellant.

A jury found defendant William Odessa Brown guilty of assault with a deadly weapon. (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(1).)1 After defense and prosecution waived jury on bifurcated issues, the trial court found true special allegations that defendant had suffered one prior serious felony conviction (§ 667, subds. (a)(1), (b)–(i)) and had served one prior prison term (§ 667.5, subd. (b)). Defendant argues his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by not objecting to impeachment evidence of a prior felony…