People v. Taylor

Opinion

BARRY-DEAL, J.

Will Oliver Taylor appeals from a judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of robbery, in violation of Penal Code section 211. He contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his trial counsel failed to challenge the in-field identification as unduly suggestive and, further, that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a new trial on that ground. We affirm the judgment.

The Facts

On December 9, 1981, at about 7:50 p.m., Marlene Corrigan, accompanied by her six-year-old son, was walking home from a grocery store in El…