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Filed 5/2/13 P. v. Taylor-Ameneyro CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(El Dorado)

THE PEOPLE, C069141

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. P08CRF0429)

v.

AMY DIANNE TAYLOR-AMENEYRO,

Defendant and Appellant.

In this case the trial court instructed the jury that the testimony of a single witness can prove any fact -- except for that of defendant Amy Dianne Taylor-Ameneyro, which required supporting evidence. The court did not explain why the jury should treat defendant’s testimony differently from that of any other witness. Defendant contends this instruction was reversible error. We agree that it was error, but find it harmless under the standard of Chapman v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 18 [17…