People v. Beyah
California Court of Appeal
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1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WILLHITE, J.
Defendant Warees Hasan Beyah was convicted of possession of cocaine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11350, subd. (a)) and transportation of a controlled substance (Health & Saf. Code, § 11352, subd. (a)), and was sentenced to eight years in state prison. He appeals from the judgment, contending he received ineffective assistance of counsel and that the trial court erred by instructing the jury with a consciousness of guilt instruction. He also asks us to independently review the sealed transcript of the in camera hearing on his Pitchess motion 1 to determine whether the trial court…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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