PEOPLE v. KELLY

Nos. E048797, E049337.

189 Cal.App.4th 73 (2010)

116 Cal. Rptr. 3d 646

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MICAH AKEEM KELLY, Defendant and Appellant. THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ROBERT TRONGALE, Defendant and Appellant.

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

October 12, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Dodd , under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Micah Akeem Kelly.

Stephen S. Buckley , under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Robert Trongale.

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. , Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons , Assistant Attorney General, Eric Swenson , Theodore M. Cropley , James D. Dutton and Michael T. Murphy , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

RICHLI, J.

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