People v. Stone

Opinion

HORNER, J.*

In these consolidated cases, defendant and appellant Steven Michael Stone appeals his jury trial conviction for petty theft with a prior on the grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel and instructional error, and also seeks habeas corpus relief on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel. We deny defendant’s petition for writ of habeas corpus and affirm the judgment.

Procedural Background

Following a preliminary hearing held on July 14, 2006, appellant was charged by an information filed on July 21, 2006, and amended on September 26, 2006, with petty theft with a…