Legal Opinion

People v. Iraheta

California Court of Appeal, 5th District

Decided August 31, 2017No. B261606PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALDRICH, J.**

Defendant and appellant Carlos Miguel Iraheta was convicted of shooting at an *710occupied motor vehicle ( Pen. Code, § 246 )1 with a section 12022.53, subdivision (d) firearm enhancement, and sentenced to 30 years to life in prison. Iraheta contends that in light of our Supreme Court's decision in People v. Sanchez (2016) 63 Cal.4th 665, 204 Cal.Rptr.3d 102, 374 P.3d 320 ( Sanchez ), admission of gang expert testimony, as well as evidence related to "field identification" cards, was prejudicial error. We agree, and therefore reverse.

In the unpublished portion of the opinion, we…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  4. Davis v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  5. Williams v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 2012

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3Cited by14 opinions

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  3. People v. Veamatahau, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
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  5. People v. BellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2020

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