People v. Morales
California Court of Appeal
[CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RICHLI, J.
In defendant John Anthony Morales’s first trial, the jury acquitted him on one count of murder, but deadlocked on two counts of robbery. In a retrial, the second jury found him guilty on both counts of robbery, as well as on a newly alleged third count of attempted robbery. Various enhancements, including gang enhancements to all three counts, were found true.
In the published portions of this, opinion, we will hold that:(1) The first jury’s verdicts, acquitting defendant of murder (including felony murder) yet deadlocking on robbery, were inconsistent and therefore did not…
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