People v. Tokash

Opinion

McDONALD, J.

The jury convicted appellant Frank Tokash of assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(1)) 2 and battery with serious bodily injury (§ 243, subd. (d)) on Tommy Doan, and found true the allegations that Tokash personally inflicted great bodily injury during the assault (§ 12022.7, subd. (a)) and personally inflicted great bodily injury that caused Doan to become comatose. (§ 12022.7, subd. (b).)

Tokash contends the trial court erroneously excluded evidence of Doan’s drug use and erred in its instructions on assault. He also contends…