Legal Opinion
People v. Alcocer
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 30, 1991No. B047602PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STONE (S. J.), P. J.
Ramiro Alcocer and William Ostini appeal from judgments following a jury’s convicting them of one count of perjury (Pen. Code, § 118). The trial court sentenced Alcocer to 60 days in county jail and Ostini to 80 days as a condition of felony probation, both jail terms stayed pending appeal. They contend that their self-incrimination and due process rights were violated under both the state and federal Constitutions, that the court misinstructed on circumstantial evidence over Ostini’s objection, and that the trial court should have recused the entire district…
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