Legal Opinion
People v. Ellison
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 28, 2011No. E050395PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RAMIREZ, P. J.
Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of unlawfully carrying a concealable firearm in a vehicle (Pen. Code, § 12025, subd. (a)(1)), but acquitted of three other charges. On appeal, defendant challenges his conviction on the grounds that (1) Penal Code section 12025, subdivision (a)(1), infringes on his right to bear arms, as guaranteed by the Second Amendment of the federal Constitution, and (2) his conviction was the result of prosecutorial misconduct during summation to the jury. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Because defendant was acquitted of the counts relating to the…
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