People v. Casarez

*1177Opinion

KANE, J.

Defendant Jose Contreras Casarez was convicted of falsely impersonating his brother during a traffic stop. On appeal, he contends (1) insufficient evidence supported the conviction for false personation, (2) a more specific criminal statute precluded his conviction, (3) the trial court erred in failing to instruct on the lesser included offense of attempted false personation, (4) the trial court abused its discretion by refusing to reduce the offense to a misdemeanor, and (5) the trial court denied defendant’s constitutional rights by failing to hold a hearing to determine his…