People v. Limon CA5

INTRODUCTION

On August 17, 2014, Jonathan Hearn shot Robert Limon to death. At the time of this murder, Hearn was having an affair with Robert’s wife, appellant Sabrina Leigh Limon, and Hearn eventually reached a plea agreement with the prosecution to testify against her.1 A jury convicted appellant of first degree premeditated murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a);2 count 1) for the death of her husband. The jury also convicted her of (1) conspiracy to commit murder (§ 182, subd. (a)(1); count 2); (2) solicitation to commit murder (§ 653f, subd. (b); count 3); and (3) being an accessory to the murder (§ 32; count 6).3 In count 1, appellant was sentenced to an indeterminate term of 25 years to life. In count 6, she received a consecutive determinate low term of 16 months.4 Appellant raises numerous claims in the present appeal. In part, she contends that Hearn’s accomplice testimony was not properly corroborated, the evidence is insufficient for most of her convictions, prosecutorial misconduct occurred, and the trial court failed to protect her constitutional rights in permitting the jury to be exposed to extensive media coverage. We reject appellant’s arguments. Evidence…