P. v. Ellison
A jury convicted Jessie Emanuel Ellison of three counts of robbery (Pen. Code,[1] 211); three counts of assault with a firearm ( 245, subd. (a)(2)); three counts of making a criminal threat ( 422); and three counts of false imprisonment by violence, menace, fraud, and deceit ( 236, 237, subd. (a)). Additionally, the jury found true special allegations that Ellison personally used a firearm in the commission of the robbery ( 12022.53, subd. (b)) and "engaged in the tying, binding, or confining of" the victims of the robbery ( 1170.84). The trial court sentenced Ellison to 15 years in prison. Ellison appeals, asserting that his convictions must be reversed on two grounds. First, he argues that the trial court erred by admitting evidence regarding the circumstances of his termination from the store that was robbed. Second, Ellison contends that the trial court erred by limiting a defense expert witness's testimony regarding erroneous eyewitness identifications in other criminal cases. As discussed below, Court find these contentions to be without merit, and affirm.
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