People v. Sanchez

Opinion

WOODS, J.

A jury convicted appellant, Francisco J. Sanchez, of first degree murder. He appeals his conviction contending the trial court erred in failing to advise the jurors of their power to nullify the verdict and coerced the verdict by warning that any juror who could not follow the law would be excused from the jury. In addition, he claims defense counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to object to prejudicial and irrelevant gang evidence. Finally, appellant argues the 1994 revised version of the CALJIC instruction on reasonable doubt was constitutionally flawed.

We hold…