People v. Alvarez

119 Cal.Rptr.2d 903 (2002)

27 Cal.4th 1161

46 P.3d 372

The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

Jose M. ALVAREZ, Defendant and Appellant.

No. S089554.

Supreme Court of California.

May 23, 2002.

Rehearing Denied July 10, 2002.

Carl Fabian, San Diego, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, David P. Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Assistant Attorney General, William M. Wood, Garrett Beaumont and Carl H. Horst, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

BAXTER, J.

To convict an accused of a criminal offense,…