PEOPLE v. JAMES

No. A083198.

96 Cal.Rptr.2d 823 (2000)

81 Cal.App.4th 1343

The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Raffey Michael JAMES, Defendant and Appellant.

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

As Modified June 30, 2000.

Review Denied September 27, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wesley A. Van Winkle, Berkeley, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General; David P. Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorney General; Ronald A. Bass, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Violet M. Lee, Deputy Attorney General; Stan M. Helfman, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


Certified for Partial Publication.*.

PARRILLI, J.

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