People v. Lepolo
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RAMIREZ, P. J.
A jury convicted John Tauta Lepolo of second degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187), during which he used a rock (Pen. Code, § 12022, subd. (b)). He was sentenced to prison for 15 years to life, plus 1 year, and appeals, claiming the trial court erroneously excluded and admitted evidence, the jury was misinstructed, and the prosecutor committed misconduct. We reject his contentions and affirm.
Facts
Late on the night of July 29, 1994, Lepolo and a relative by marriage, 1 hereinafter referred to as “the pedestrian,” were jaywalking across Chicago Avenue, 2 in Riverside, attempting…
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