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PEOPLE v. SOWARD

No. G041446.

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DAMION DEWAYNE SOWARD, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

Filed July 15, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen M. Lathrop, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Assistant Attorney General, Gil Gonzalez, Vincent P. LaPietra, and Tami Hennick, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS

OPINION

IKOLA, J.

Defendant Damion Dewayne Soward challenges his first-degree murder conviction. He contends the court erred by (1) holding him to his decision to represent himself and not appointing counsel for him; (2) admitting evidence of his gang affiliation; and (3) limiting his cross-examination of a witness.

We reject these claims. The court acted within its discretion by (1) denying his poorly...

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