People v. Laskiewicz

Opinion

HANING, J.

Defendant/appellant David Laskiewicz was convicted by jury trial of grand theft (Pen. Code, §§ 484/487, subd. 1) and being an accessory after the fact to grand theft (Pen. Code, § 32). The trial court vacated the verdict on the accessory charge. He appeals on the ground the trial court erred by failing to instruct that the charges were mutually exclusive. We affirm.

Substantial evidence supports the conviction and discloses that appellant conspired with an accomplice, who was separately convicted, to steal money from the accomplice’s employer. Appellant was charged with grand…