People v. Mesa
California Court of Appeal
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1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PERLUSS, P. J.
Omar David Mesa appeals from the judgment entered following his conviction by a jury for grand theft of personal property with a special finding, based on his admission to the court in a bifurcated proceeding, he had suffered one prior serious or violent felony conviction within the meaning of the “Three Strikes” law. Mesa contends the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction for grand theft, the prosecutor impermissibly commented during closing argument on his decision not to testify and his counsel’s failure to object to the prosecutor’s improper argument…
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