People v. Vega

Opinion

STREETER, J.

A jury returned verdicts convicting defendant Raul Vega Vega of, among other things, one count of first degree murder (Pen. Code, 1 §§ 187, 189) and one count of voluntary manslaughter (§ 192, subd. (a)), together with two special circumstances findings and various gang- and weapons-related sentence enhancements. The court imposed a prison term of life without the possibility of parole.

Defendant now appeals, assigning three forms of error. First, he claims CALCRIM No. 361, which advised the jury it could draw negative inferences if he failed to explain or deny the evidence…