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I. INTRODUCTION

In September 2011, a jury convicted Roy Melanson of the July 1974 murder of Anita Andrews. (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a).) Melanson was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. On appeal, Melanson contends the judgment must be reversed because (1) evidence of several uncharged offenses was erroneously admitted at trial; (2) this case should have been dismissed for precharging delay; and (3) a photographic line-up was impermissibly suggestive. We reject these contentions and affirm the judgment.

II. STATEMENT OF FACTS

A. The Murder of Anita Andrews In 1974, Anita Andrews and her sister Muriel Fagiani owned Fagiani’s bar in Napa. Andrews, who was 52, had a day job at a hospital and worked at the bar six evenings a week. Andrews was clean, neat and fastidious, with set routines and habits. She always dressed well, wore jewelry and carried a purse containing her checkbook, cash, makeup and car keys. She would open the bar at around 5:00 p.m. and closed up

1 some time between 9 and 11:00 p.m. There were never many customers. When she worked at the bar, Andrews wore a black diamond onyx ring so customers would think she was married. She also…