Huynh

People v. Huynh

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151 Cal. Rptr. 3d 170·2012 Cal. App. LEXIS 1296·212 Cal. App. 4th 285
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaDecember 20, 2012No. D060327California14,996 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Haller, J.

A jury convicted Philong N. Huynh of first degree felony murder (Pen. Code, 1 § 189), two counts of sodomy of an intoxicated person (§ 286, subd. (i)) and two counts of oral copulation of an intoxicated person (§ 288a, subd. (i)). The jury also found to be true special circumstance allegations that the murder was committed during the commission of sodomy (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(17)(D)) and during the commission of oral copulation (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(17)(F)). The trial court sentenced Huynh to an indeterminate term of life in prison without the possibility of parole plus a consecutive determinate term of 10 years.

Huynh appeals, contending (1) there was insufficient proof of death by criminal agency; (2) insufficient evidence supported the sodomy and oral copulation convictions involving the murder victim; (3) the jury instructions on first degree felony murder did not properly address causation; (4) the trial *291 court erroneously instructed the jury on other sex crime evidence; (5) Evidence Code section 1108 is unconstitutional; (6) the court erred by refusing to give lesser-included-offense instructions on the sodomy and oral copulation counts involving the murder victim;…

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