People v. Camacho

Opinion

KRIEGLER, J.

A verdict form provided to the jury on a charge of robbery mistakenly identified the offense as carjacking. The mistake went unnoticed when the guilty verdict was read and the jury polled, and judgment was imposed as though the jury had returned a verdict of guilty of robbery. Because every stage of this case identified the offense as robbery — the charging document, the opening statement, arguments of counsel, and the jury instructions — we hold the jury’s intent to convict on robbery was unmistakably clear. The clerical error in the verdict form does not affect the…