People v. Coker

Opinion

SIMS, Acting P. J.

Chester Allen Coker (defendant) appeals after a jury convicted him, inter alia, of two counts of robbery and found true firearm use enhancements. Sentenced to prison for a lengthy term, defendant argues the court erred in admitting an incriminating letter he wrote and by imposing an unauthorized sentence. Since these contentions lack merit, we shall affirm the judgment. In the published portion of the opinion, we discuss why the trial court lawfully sentenced defendant.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The crimes arose from a plan devised by defendant and Ruben Puga to…