Cornejo

People v. Cornejo

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaOctober 3, 2016C072053MCalifornia15,178 words

Opinion

Opinion

Hoch, J.

Filed 10/3/16 (unmodified opn. attached)

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, C072053

v. (Super. Ct. No. 11F00582)

ADAM CORNEJO et al., ORDER MODIFYING OPINION

AND DENYING PETITION

Defendants and Appellants. FOR REHEARING

[NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT]

THE COURT:

The opinion on rehearing filed September 6, 2016, in the above cause is modified as follows: At the bottom of page 4, add the following three sentences to footnote 3, in the same paragraph:

And while defendants also assert such a confrontation violation would require reversal of their underlying convictions, as well as the gang enhancements, we disagree. The evidence establishing their guilt of the underlying crimes was very strong, as we explain more fully later in this opinion. Setting aside any testimonial hearsay conveyed to the jury through the gang expert, we would conclude beyond a reasonable doubt the jury would have convicted defendants of the underlying…

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