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PEOPLE v. ELIAS

No. B224372.

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOSE D. ELIAS et al., Defendants and Appellants.

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

Filed September 8, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janyce Keiko Imata Blair , under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Joseph R. Ruiz.

David H. Goodwin , under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Jose D. Elias.

Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka , Assistant Attorney General, Scott A. Taryle and Stacy S. Schwartz , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

ALDRICH, J.

INTRODUCTION

A jury found defendants and appellants Jose D. Elias and Joseph R. Ruiz guilty of two counts of first degree murder and of brandishing a weapon but acquitted a third defendant, Eric Perez. At their joint trial, the prosecution introduced evidence that a dog was given scent from evidence and trailed to defendants. Defendants contend on appeal that this evidence was erroneously...

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