People v. Osorio

Opinion

ARONSON, J.

Defendant Edgar Omar Osorio challenges his conviction for murder, arson, robbery, and burglary. Osorio contends the admission of a victim’s out-of-court statements describing her attacker violated his right to confrontation under the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution as interpreted by the Supreme Court in Crawford v. Washington (2004) 541 U.S. 36 [158 L.Ed.2d 177, 124 S.Ct. 1354] (Crawford). He also contends the trial court erred in failing to stay a 10-year gang enhancement because the court stayed the sentence on the underlying offense.

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