Heath

People v. Heath

Good Law
1998 Cal. App. LEXIS 766·66 Cal. App. 4th 697·78 Cal. Rptr. 2d 240·98 Daily Journal DAR 9715·98 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7060
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaSeptember 8, 1998No. E019663California3,569 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Richli, J.

*700 Opinion

Defendant was convicted by a jury of:

With respect to count 1, the jury found true two special allegations:

The court sentenced defendant to a total term of six years. Defendant argues there was: (1) insufficient evidence methamphetamine was manufactured (count 1); (2) error in instructing manufacturing includes all stages of production; (3) insufficient evidence defendant aided and abetted in manufacturing; (4) error in not instructing sua sponte that defendant had to form the intent to aid and abet manufacturing prior to or during the offense; (5) insufficient evidence defendant or any other principal was armed; (6) insufficient evidence defendant possessed methamphetamine while armed (count 2); (7) insufficient evidence defendant possessed a deadly weapon (count 3); (8) prosecutorial misconduct in misrepresenting the effect of a stipulation; (9) improper multiple punishment (Pen. Code, § 654) for being armed in count 1 and for possession of a controlled substance with a firearm in count 2; (10) improper multiple punishment in count 1 for being personally armed and for a principal being armed; (11) abuse of discretion in finding no unusual circumstances…

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