Legal Opinion
People v. Rivera
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 20, 2003No. D040216PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HUFFMAN, J.
After the court denied a motion for acquittal (Pen. Code, § 1118.1), 1 a jury convicted Fermín Rivera of auto burglary. (§ 459.) He admitted serving a prior prison term. (§§ 667.5, subd. (b), 668.) The court sentenced him to prison for three years: the two-year middle term for burglary, enhanced one year for the prior prison term. Rivera contends the trial court erred in denying the motion for acquittal and there is insufficient evidence to support the conviction.
Facts
Between 1:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. on January 9, 2002, San Diego Police Officer Richard Widner responded to a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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