People v. Cuevas

Opinion

HORNER, J. *

Lawrence Anthony Cuevas was convicted of robbing three banks in Alameda County during the fall of 1997. Because of his lengthy felony criminal record, Cuevas was sentenced under the “Three Strikes” law to a total prison term of 85 years to life. He appeals his conviction and sentence on the following grounds: (1) ineffective assistance of counsel for failure to make a suppression motion; (2) instructional error on the element of “force or fear”; (3) instructional error that had the effect of depriving appellant of his right to jury nullification; and (4) cruel and unusual…