Legal Opinion
People v. Bell
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 19, 2009No. G041051PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
IKOLA, J.
A jury convicted defendant Rodney Bell of evading a police officer while driving recklessly, as well as kidnapping and other offenses. On appeal, he challenges his kidnapping conviction, alleging jury instructional error. We agree with defendant that the court failed to give the jury complete instructions on simple kidnapping and therefore his kidnapping conviction must be reversed. 1 In doing so, we also find fault with the wording of CALCRIM No. 1215, because it fails to capture accurately the holding of People v. Martinez (1999) 20 Cal.4th 225 [83 Cal.Rptr.2d 533, 973 P.2d…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- People v. DanielsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
- People v. FloodCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998
- People v. GuruleCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
- People v. CainCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
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3Cited by33 opinions
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