P. v. Castro 7/17/12 L.A./A.D.

State: California

Court: California Eastern District Court

Docket No: JAD12-06

Case Date: 07/17/2012

Plaintiff: P.

Defendant: Castro 7/17/12 L.A./A.D.

Preview:Filed 7/17/12 (reposted 7/18/12 to add filing date)

TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
This opinion has been certified for publication in the Official Reports. It is being sent to assist the Court of Appeal in deciding whether to order the case transferred to the court on the courts own motion under rules 8.1000-8.1018.

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION APPELLATE DIVISION OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ) ) Plaintiff and Respondent, ) ) v. ) ) ANTONIO CASTRO, ) ) Defendant and Appellant. )

BR 049674 (Alhambra Trial Court No 1AH02742)

OPINION AND JUDGMENT

APPEAL from a judgment of conviction of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Alhambra Trial Court, Carol W. Elswick, Judge. Affirmed. Robert B. Corsun for Defendant and Appellant. Beth Widmark and Roberta Schwartz, Deputy District Attorneys for People and Respondent. * * *

Appellant and defendant Antonio Castro pled no contest to petty theft and vandalism after his Penal Code section 991 motion regarding the sufficiency of the evidence was denied. On appeal, defendant argues that his conviction should be reversed due to the trial courts denial of his Penal Code section 991 motion. We affirm the conviction and hold that defendant is not entitled to relief because he pled no contest following the denial of his motion.
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PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND Defendant was charged by a complaint with petty theft and vandalism. (Pen. Code,

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