Legal Opinion
People v. Canela
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 11, 2014No. A136371PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JONES, P. J.
A jury convicted appellant Jesus Canela of several crimes, including second degree robbery (Pen. Code, §§ 211, 212.5, subd. (c); count l)1 and evading a peace officer and driving in the direction opposite to traffic (Veh. Code, § 2800.4; count 4)). The jury found true gang and great bodily injury sentencing enhancements (§§ 186.22, subd. (b), 12022.7, subd. (a)) and the trial court sentenced appellant to state prison.
On appeal, appellant contends (1) the prosecutor used peremptory challenges to exclude African-Americans from the jury panel and the court erroneously denied…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- People v. WheelerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
- Johnson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- People v. GomezCalifornia Supreme Court · 2008
- People v. JonesCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
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