People v. Berry

Opinion

STANIFORTH, J.

A jury convicted Kenneth R. Berry of conspiracy to defraud (Pen. Code, § 182, subd. 4); two counts of grand theft (Pen. Code, § 487); attempted grand theft in counts four through ten (Pen. Code, §§ 664/487, subd. 1); forgery in counts eleven through fifteen (Pen. Code, § 470). The trial court sentenced Berry to local custody, one year imprisonment on count two, and a consecutive six-month sentence on count three. Berry asserts ineffective assistance of defense counsel pretrial required dismissal of the proceedings. Berry contends his lengthy tape-recorded interrogation…