Jenkins

People v. Jenkins

Good Law
190 Cal. App. 3d 200·1987 Cal. App. LEXIS 1492·235 Cal. Rptr. 268
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMarch 13, 1987Nos. E002025, E002662; No. E003219California2,395 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Hews, J.

Defendant Georgia Lee Jenkins was convicted by a jury of one count of pimping (Pen. Code, § 266h). Imposition of sentence was suspended and probation was granted. Defendant has appealed from the order granting probation, which is deemed to be a judgment of conviction for purposes of appeal. (Pen. Code, § 1237.) The contentions urged on this appeal (E002025) are: (1) the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction, (2) the jury instructions defining the offense were misleading if not erroneous, (3) the court erred in denying a motion to dismiss based on the deportation of material witnesses, and (4) certain of the conditions of probation are invalid.

In conjunction with this first appeal defendant also seeks relief by writ of habeas corpus for the misconduct of a juror in allegedly concealing during voir dire facts indicating a lack of impartiality.

Defendant was charged with probation violations during the second year of the five-year probationary period. Two of the violation allegations were found to be true and more onerous conditions were imposed upon reinstatement of probation. The new terms included 30 days in county jail and payment of restitution in the…

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