Legal Opinion
People v. Ratcliff
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 19, 1990No. E006109PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DABNEY, J.
Following a jury trial, defendant, William Ratcliff, has appealed from his conviction on two counts of robbery with use of a firearm (Pen. Code, §§ 211, 1192.7, subd. (c)(8), 12022.5) 1 and one count of being an ex-felon in possession of a handgun (§ 12021), plus a true finding of a prior rape conviction (§ 667). Defendant was sentenced to an aggregate term of 11 years and 8 months. On appeal defendant contends: (1) the trial court committed prejudicial error in reading to the jury the entire ex-felon in possession of a handgun charge, thereby revealing the nature of…
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