Legal Opinion

People v. Murphy

California Court of Appeal

Decided August 29, 2007No. C046923PublishedCited by 6 opinions

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1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

DAVIS, J.

A jury convicted defendant Tasauna Danielle Murphy of single counts of selling cocaine base, possessing cocaine base for sale, and evading a pursuing police officer. (Health & Saf. Code, §§ 11352, subd. (a), 11351.5; Veh. Code, § 2800.2, subd. (a).)

On appeal, defendant contends a prior conviction for possessing cocaine base for sale should have been excluded; her Marsden motion was erroneously denied; the possession conviction cannot stand because it was part of the sale; her counsel was ineffective; and her upper term violates Blakely v. Washington (2004) 542 U.S. 296 [159…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Cunningham v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. People v. FrancisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
  4. People v. PearsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1986
  5. People v. OrtegaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. RamirezCalifornia Supreme Court · 2009
  2. People v. BaconCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2010
  3. People v. Bacon CA2/8California Court of Appeal · 2013
  4. People v. Martin CA4/1California Court of Appeal · 2020
  5. People v. Miranda CA5California Court of Appeal · 2021

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