People v. Otis

Opinion

COMPTON, J.

Defendant was charged in a two-count information with violating Penal Code section 245 (felonious assault) count I, and Penal Code section 217 (assault with intent to commit murder) count II. The crimes were allegedly committed on a single occasion against a single victim.

A jury found defendant guilty of both offenses and found that defendant used a deadly weapon in the commission of both offenses. The trial court imposed a one-year enhancement of the sentence for each offense. Defendant has appealed citing a number of errors in jury instructions, evidentiary rulings and in…