People v. Santos
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BUCKLEY, J.
Defendants Martin Santos, Chad Powers and Jose Johnny Romero were involuntary residents of the Sierra Conservation Center, a penal institution located in Jamestown, California. Early in the morning of May 3, 1992, defendants attacked fellow inmate Rene Villareal, beating and stabbing him several times. The attack turned into a generalized brawl in which numerous other inmates, including defendants, suffered various minor injuries. Defendants were each convicted after jury trial of a violation of Penal Code 1 section 4501 (aggravated assault by a state prison inmate not…
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