Legal Opinion
People v. Sifuentes
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 27, 2011No. G041225PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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ARONSON, Acting P. J.
A jury found defendants Juan Lopez and Reno Phillip Sifuentes guilty of possession of a firearm by a felon (Pen. Code, § 12021, subd. (a)(1); all statutory citations are to the Penal Code unless specified) with a gang enhancement (§ 186.22, subd. (b)(1)). The jury also convicted both defendants of active gang participation (§ 186.22, subd. (a)) and convicted Sifuentes of methamphetamine possession (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377). Sifuentes admitted suffering several prior convictions.
Sifuentes contends the doctrine of constructive possession cannot be stretched to…
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