Legal Opinion
People v. Hodges
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 31, 2013No. A131542PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JENKINS, J.
Defendant and appellant William Drew Hodges appeals from the judgment entered after a jury found him guilty of robbery (Pen. Code,1 § 211), assault with a deadly weapon (§ 245, subd. (a)(1)) and felony petty theft with a prior (§ 666). As explained below, because the trial court’s response to a jury question was misleading and it failed to provide a pinpoint instruction requested by defendant, we shall reverse the judgment and remand for further proceedings.
Procedural Background
The Sonoma County District Attorney filed a felony complaint against defendant in March 2009. In…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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