Legal Opinion
People v. Vasquez
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 13, 1979No. Crim. 8827PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STANIFORTH, J.
A jury convicted Carlos Vasquez of first degree robbery (Pen. Code, § 211) and found he used a firearm in the commission of the offense (Pen. Code, § 12022.5). The judge committed him to the California Youth Authority (CYA) for the term prescribed by law. Vasquez appeals contending (1) prejudicial error in instructing the jury and (2) sentencing error in failing to give credit for presentence time served and good time/work time credit. (Pen. Code, §§ 2900.5, 4019.)
Facts
Vasquez entered Chris’s Market where sisters Emilia and Clara Andrade were tending the store. He pulled…
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