People v. Mendez

81 Cal.Rptr.2d 301 (1999)

19 Cal.4th 1084

969 P.2d 146

The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

Trino Villa MENDEZ, Defendant and Appellant.

No. S066175.

Supreme Court of California.

January 14, 1999.

Phillip I. Bronson and Steven C. Bronson, under appointments by the Supreme Court, Encino, for Defendant and Appellant.

Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General, George Williamson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Assistant Attorney General, Esteban Hernandez and Jeffrey J. Koch, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

MOSK, J.

A defendant who has pleaded guilty or nolo…