Legal Opinion

People v. Saucedo

California Court of Appeal

Decided August 18, 2004No. B166883PublishedCited by 6 opinions

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1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

ZELON, J.

Defendant and appellant Luis Saucedo argues on appeal that his robbery convictions (Pen. Code, 1 § 211) should be reversed on the basis of instructional error, prosecutorial misconduct, ineffective assistance of counsel, and juror misconduct. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On the evening of June 14, 2002, Saucedo confronted Jesus Pineda, Joseph Castro, and George Cabrera as they left a La Puente apartment building. Saucedo demanded to know where Pineda and the others were from; Pineda answered that he was from nowhere and was a “paisa,” a person from Mexico who…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. People v. HillhouseCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Izazaga v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
  4. People v. RoderCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
  5. People v. MartinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2000

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. RiggsCalifornia Supreme Court · 2008
  2. People v. ThomasCalifornia Supreme Court · 2011
  3. People v. LawsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005
  4. P. v. White CA2/3California Court of Appeal · 2013
  5. People v. Blake CA5California Court of Appeal · 2013

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