PEOPLE v. CENTENO

No. S209957.

60 Cal.4th 659 (2014)

180 Cal. Rptr. 3d 649

338 P.3d 938

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JONIS CENTENO, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

December 4, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jean Ballantine , under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Julie L. Garland , Assistant Attorney General, Steven T. Oetting and Vincent P. LaPietra , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

Courts have repeatedly cautioned prosecutors against using diagrams or visual aids to elucidate the concept of proof beyond a reasonable doubt (see, e.g., People v. Medina (1995) 11 Cal.4th 694, 744-745 [

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