Legal Opinion
People v. Dewey
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 29, 1996No. H013605PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COTTLE, P. J.
A jury convicted defendant David Scott Dewey of unlawfully taking and driving a 1973 Dodge motor home (Veh. Code, § 10851) 1 and of possessing the methamphetamine found inside the vehicle (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377). In a separate proceeding, the court found true that defendant had served a prior prison term (Pen. Code, § 667.5, subd. (b)). Defendant was sentenced to three years and eight months in state prison.
In the published portion of this opinion, we determine that the trial court properly permitted defendant to be impeached with his prior Vehicle Code section…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People v. CastroCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
- In Re CraigCalifornia Supreme Court · 1938
- People v. JohnsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993
- People v. SchumacherCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1961
- People v. ThomasCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988
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3Cited by21 opinions
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