Bedolla

People v. Bedolla

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239 Cal. Rptr. 3d 341·28 Cal. App. 5th 535
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaOctober 22, 2018H044681California9,393 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Premo, J.

*345 *538 A jury convicted Francisco Bedolla of attempted first degree burglary and found true the allegation that someone other than an accomplice was in the residence during the commission of the attempted burglary. Bedolla testified in his own defense. Bedolla argues on appeal-and the People concede-that the allegation is not applicable to the crime of attempted burglary and must be stricken. He also contends that the trial court gave conflicting jury instructions on the defense of voluntary intoxication and granted the prosecutor's request to impeach his credibility with inadmissible evidence of a prior offense that did not involve moral turpitude. As explained herein, we shall affirm the judgment, modified to strike the true finding on the allegation.

BACKGROUND

I. CHARGES

The Santa Clara County District Attorney charged Bedolla by information filed on January 11, 2017, with attempted first degree burglary, a felony, committed on October 31, 2014 ( Pen. Code, §§ 664, 459, 460, subd. (a) ; 1 count 1). The information also alleged a special circumstance within the meaning of section 667.5, subdivision (c)(21), that a person not an accomplice (A.D.) 2 was present in the…

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