PEOPLE v. VALENZUELA

Docket No. 2964.

76 Cal.App.3d 218 (1977)

142 Cal. Rptr. 655

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. EDWARD VALENZUELA, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Fifth District.

December 23, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Paul Halvonik, State Public Defender, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Gary S. Goodpaster, Chief Assistant State Public Defender, and Mark L. Christiansen, Deputy State Public Defender, for Defendant and Appellant.

Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General, Jack R. Winkler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Arnold O. Overoye, Assistant Attorney General, James R. McNally and Patrick A. McAravy, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

FRANSON, J.

Appellant was convicted following trial by jury of burglary in the first degree and four counts of robbery in the first degree. (1a) The sole contention on appeal is that the trial court prejudicially erred in failing to instruct the jury about the credibility of witnesses at the close of argument even though it had instructed the jury on this subject three days earlier, following the opening statements...

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