PEOPLE v. MANAI

No. B222741.

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. BRANDON JASON MANAI, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Two.

Filed March 30, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charlotte E. Costan , under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka , Assistant Attorney General, Linda C. Johnson and Carl N. Henry , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

CHAVEZ, J.

A jury convicted Brandon Jason Manai (defendant) of first degree murder in violation of Penal Code section 187, subdivision (a).1 The trial court imposed a sentence of 25 years to life.

Defendant appeals on the grounds that: (1) the erroneous denial of his Marsden2 motion requires reversal; (2) prosecutorial misconduct resulted...

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