People v. Long CA3

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaNovember 30, 2021C090578California4,232 words

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Filed 11/30/21 P. v. Long CA3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

THE PEOPLE, C090578

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 18FE000521)

v.

MARK HERBERT LONG,

Defendant and Appellant.

Defendant Mark Herbert Long appeals from his conviction for the first degree murder of his wife Susan Roberts (the victim). He argues the trial court erred in (1) denying his Marsden1 motion and (2) admitting graphic photographs into evidence. We will affirm the judgment.

People v. Marsden (1970) 2 Cal.3d 118.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Defendant and the victim married in 2015. By 2017, the victim was unhappy and told one of her friends in November of that year that she wanted to…

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