P. v. Prouty
Filed 4/25/06 P. v. Prouty CA4/3
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION THREE
| THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. GRANT CHRISTOPHER PROUTY, Defendant and Appellant. | G034171 (Super. Ct. No. 01CF1323) O P I N I O N |
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Orange County, Richard F. Toohey, Judge. Affirmed.
Dennis P. O'Connell for Defendant and Appellant.
Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Assistant Attorney General, Lilia E. Garcia and Erika Hiramatsu, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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A jury convicted defendant Grant Christopher Prouty of attempted murder, two counts of assault with a firearm, and two counts of second degree robbery. It found true great bodily injury and gun use enhancement allegations. The court sentenced defendant to a total aggregate prison term of 34 years to life.
On appeal, defendant contends the trial court erroneously denied his motion for a mistrial following one witness's spontaneous outburst and improperly limited cross-examination of two key prosecution witnesses. We find no merit in either of these contentions and affirm the judgment.
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FACTS
In early February 2001, a man named â€
