P. v. Alger 1/31/12 CA1/2

State: California

Court: 1st District Court of Appeal 1st District Court of Appeal

Docket No: A126581

Case Date: 04/11/2012

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION TWO

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JARED THOMAS ALGER, Defendant and Appellant. (Contra Costa County Super. Ct. No. 050714543) A126581

Jared Thomas Alger appeals from convictions of voluntary manslaughter, felony false imprisonment and misdemeanor assault. He contends his constitutional right of confrontation was violated because the pathologist who performed the victims autopsy did not testify at trial; the court erred in admitting some of the statements he made to the police; the trial court abused its discretion in denying his request for a continuance to allow retained counsel to replace the public defender; and the evidence was insufficient to support the manslaughter conviction. We agree with the first of appellants contention and, accordingly, reverse the convictions. STATEMENT OF THE CASE Appellant was charged by information filed on September 19, 2007, with the murder of Steven Goodmason (Pen. Code,

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