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People v. Avila

California Court of Appeal

Decided July 20, 2005No. B174888PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

RUBIN, Acting P. J. —

Jaime Avila appeals from the judgment following his convictions of assaulting two police officers with a semiautomatic firearm and of being a felon in possession of a gun. Because the court improperly permitted the People to use former trial testimony of a witness, we reverse and remand for retrial.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Around 8:30 p.m. on February 1, 2003, Los Angeles Police Officers Brett Clark and Ben Perez were working a gang detail when they stopped near the intersection of Figueroa and 118th Street to talk to three suspected gang members. As they got…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. People v. CummingsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
  3. People v. SmithCalifornia Supreme Court · 2003
  4. People v. SandersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
  5. People v. CromerCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. BunyardCalifornia Supreme Court · 2009
  2. People v. FoyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2016
  3. People v. Taylor CA1/2California Court of Appeal · 2021

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