People v. Brown

Opinion

DOWDS, J.*

Nathan Blustein, 73 years of age, was brutally beaten and robbed while taking an early evening walk near his residence on Tower Drive in Beverly Hills. Appellant, convicted of robbery and assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury and committed to the Youth Authority, raises a number of issues on appeal, which we shall discuss in turn. Additional facts will be set forth as necessary to a discussion of the 1

I. Corroboration of Accomplice

Appellant contends that his motion for judgment of acquittal under Penal Code section 1118.12 was erroneously denied in…