People v. Rodriguez

Opinion

KITCHING, J.

Eduardo Tolentino Rodriguez appeals from the judgment entered following his convictions by jury of four counts of presenting fraudulent claims (Ins. Code, § 556, subd. (a)(1); counts 1, 3, 5, and 7) 1 and one count for grand theft of personal property (Pen. Code, former § 487, subd. 1; count 2). He was sentenced to prison for three years and eight months.

The primary issue in this case is whether a jury can compare an exemplar of a defendant’s handwriting with handwriting on disputed documents to determine if the defendant signed the disputed documents.

We hold that the jury,…