Legal Opinion
People v. Burroughs
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 16, 2005No. B178524Published
1Opinion of the Court
32 Cal.Rptr.3d 729 (2005)
131 Cal.App.4th 1401
The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Appellant,
v.
Dacosta BURROUGHS, Defendant and Respondent.
No. B178524.
Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Six.
August 16, 2005.
Gerald T. Shea, District Attorney, and Sandra L. Mitchell, San Luis Obispo, for Plaintiff and Appellant.
Richard B. Lennon, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent.
COFFEE, J.
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