Harrison
People v. Harrison
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Pollak, J.
A jury convicted defendant Marche Lament Harrison of residential burglary (Pen. Code, § 459), 1 residential robbery (§§ 211, 212.5), forcible rape while acting in concert (§ 264.1), forcible oral copulation while acting in concert (§ 288a, subd. (d)), and being a felon in possession of a firearm (former § 12021, subd. (a)(1)). The court found defendant had one prior conviction for selling drugs (Health & Saf. Code, § 11352, subd. (a)) and two prior convictions for robbery (§ 211). The court sentenced defendant to 107 years to life in prison.
Defendant contends that an extended lapse of time between the filing of the complaint and his arrest violated his rights to due process and a speedy trial; that the trial court abused its discretion in replacing a deliberating juror with an alternate juror; and that the trial court erred in admitting certain expert *1376 testimony. We find no merit in these contentions and shall affirm the judgment. We shall publish only the portion of our opinion addressing the removal of a deliberating juror.
STATEMENT OF FACTS *
DISCUSSION
1. The time lapse between the filing of charges and defendant’s arrest did not violate his rights to due…