Legal Opinion

People v. Brooks

California Court of Appeal

Decided June 24, 1994No. E011679PublishedCited by 12 opinions

[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

RAMIREZ, P. J.

— A jury convicted Marquibe Lonnell Brooks of assault with a deadly weapon (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(1)), threatening to commit a crime which would result in great bodily injury (Pen. Code, § 422), and dissuading a witness (Pen. Code, § 136.1, subd. (c)(2)). As to the first two offenses, the jury further found that Brooks committed them for the benefit of a street gang. (Pen. Code, § 186.22, subd. (b).) He was sentenced to prison and appeals, claiming the trial court erroneously instructed the jury, failed to bifurcate the gang allegation and sentenced him. He also…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Watts v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. United States v. Andrew SchneiderCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  3. United States v. Russell KelnerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
  4. United States v. Alfonso Velasquez, Ramon Dominguez, Esmerido Galvan Olamendi, Ramon Gomez, and Armando GomezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  5. United States v. Abdel-Jabbor Malik, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. People v. BolinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998
  2. People v. MelhadoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998
  3. People v. Ricky T.California Court of Appeal · 2001
  4. People v. WilsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2010
  5. People v. ButlerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000

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