People v. Dillon

Opinion

MARGULIES, J.

A jury convicted defendant Tomelia Dillon of grand theft from the person, assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, and misdemeanor battery, arising from his encounter with a young woman who became lost in downtown San Francisco during a New Year’s celebration. The jury convicted Dillon’s codefendant, Damien Danari Hall, of assault with intent to commit sexual penetration with a foreign object, arising out of the same encounter. On appeal, defendants contend that their convictions are the result of instructional and other errors committed in the…