People v. MAGLAYA

Opinion

SIMS, Acting P. J.

In this case we hold that the trial court properly allowed a nonexpert police officer to testify that shoeprints found in the dirt at the scene of a crime were “similar” to the pattern on the soles of defendant’s shoes.

Defendant Jayson Allen Maglaya was convicted by a jury of first degree attempted burglary (Pen. Code, §§ 664, 459; further undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code). Defendant also admitted a prior serious felony and prior prison term. He was sentenced to seven years in state prison. Defendant appeals, claiming the court erred in allowing…