People v. Trujillo

Opinion by

JUDGE FURMAN

{1 Defendant, William Roger Trujillo, appeals the judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of second degree kidnapping, robbery, third degree assault, and menacing. He contends that his convie-tions must be dismissed because the trial court granted the prosecution a continuance beyond his speedy trial deadline to obtain the testimony of a crucial witness. In the alternative, he contends that his convictions should be reversed because the trial court erroneously admitted-over objection-excessive evidence about gangs. Because we disagree with his first…