Legal Opinion

People v. Elwell

California Court of Appeal

Decided November 28, 1988No. F009738PublishedCited by 13 opinions

[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BEST, J.

Defendant was convicted of second degree robbery in violation of Penal Code 1 section 211. Her sole contention on appeal is that the trial court erred in admitting for impeachment purposes her prior felony conviction of assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, a violation of section 245, subdivision (a)(1). We affirm the judgment.

Statement of Facts

At approximately 8 p.m. on September 15, 1987, Debra Brown drove to Vibes Market to cash a check and buy some diapers. After purchasing some items and cashing her check, Brown placed approximately $265 in cash…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. People v. CastroCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
  2. People v. ParrishCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985
  3. People v. BradburyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1907
  4. People v. MansfieldCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988
  5. People v. ValdezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986

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