People v. Baratang

Filed 10/22/20 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, A155108 v. JEDEVAN BARATANG, (San Mateo County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. 16-NF-014564) A jury convicted defendant Jedevan Baratang of felony theft from an elder under Penal Code section 368, subdivision (d).1 On appeal, defendant contends, among other things, that the trial court prejudicially erred by instructing the jury it could convict defendant of felony elder theft based on an identity theft theory…