PEOPLE v. CASAREZ

No. F061052.

203 Cal.App.4th 1173 (2012)

138 Cal. Rptr. 3d 178

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOSE CONTRERAS CASAREZ, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Fifth District.

February 27, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karli Sager , under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General, Michael P. Farrell , Assistant Attorney General, Daniel B. Bernstein and Harry Joseph Colombo , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

KANE, J.

Defendant Jose Contreras Casarez was convicted of falsely impersonating his brother during a traffic stop. On appeal, he contends (1) insufficient evidence supported the conviction for false personation, (2) a more specific criminal statute precluded his conviction, (3) the trial court erred in failing to instruct on the lesser included offense of attempted false...

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