PEOPLE v. ESPINOZA

B213382

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. STEVE A. ESPINOZA, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second Appellate District, Division One

December 1, 2009


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel G. Koryn, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Assistant Attorney General, Steven D. Matthews and David E. Madeo, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


Not to be Published in the Official Reports

CHANEY, J.

A jury convicted Steve Espinoza of first degree murder and attempted murder. On appeal, Espinoza contends evidence that he possessed a handgun four months after the murder and that an attempt was made to intimidate a witness should not have been admitted. He also contends that two jury instructions should have been given by the trial court sua sponte and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel...

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