Legal Opinion

People v. MOUSSABECK

California Court of Appeal

Decided December 7, 2007No. G038038PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

O’LEARY, J.

Omar Moussabeck appeals from his conviction on one count of misdemeanor child abuse (Pen. Code, § 273a, subd. (b)), 1 and one count of felony inflicting physical injury on a child (§ 273d, subd. (a)). He contends the trial court had a sua sponte duty to instruct the jury on misdemeanor child abuse as a lesser included offense of felony inflicting physical injury on a child. We conclude there was no such duty and affirm the judgment.

FACTS

On July 22, 2006, Moussabeck’s 17-year-old daughter saw him driving her brother’s truck. She drove up next to her father and said he should…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. FloodCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998
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  5. People v. LopezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005

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3Cited by12 opinions

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