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People v. Zacarias

California Court of Appeal

Decided December 4, 2007No. D049593PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BENKE, Acting P. J.

Gabriel Alonzo Zacarías was convicted of two counts of kidnapping for financial gain. (Pen. Code, 1 § 209, subd. (a).) He was sentenced to two concurrent terms of life imprisonment. Zacarías appeals, arguing instructional error concerning the theories of liability.

FACTS

A. Prosecution Case

Appellant and Nicholas Trujillo were in the business of transporting undocumented aliens. On March 16, 2004, appellant picked up Trujillo and two undocumented aliens in Temecula for delivery to their relatives at a restaurant in Riverside. At the restaurant parking lot, Trujillo and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Callanan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. People v. SmitheyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
  3. People v. GuitonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
  4. People v. BelmontesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
  5. People v. PikeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. Jose C.California Supreme Court · 2009
  2. In re LopezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2016
  3. People v. ZIELESCHCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009
  4. People v. Y.R.California Court of Appeal · 2014
  5. People v. Grace CA2/5California Court of Appeal · 2014

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