P. v. Sierra
Filed 5/30/06 P. v. Sierra CA2/4
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION FOUR
THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DANIEL SIERRA, Defendant and Appellant. | B183323 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. SA053919) |
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, T. K. Herman, Judge. Affirmed.
Kathleen M. Redmond, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Lawrence M. Daniels and Viet H. Nguyen, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
Daniel Sierra appeals from judgment entered following a jury trial in which he was convicted of first degree residential burglary (Pen. Code, § 459) and his admission that he suffered a prior serious or violent felony within the meaning of Penal Code sections 1170.12, subdivisions (a) through (d) and 667, subdivisions (b) through (i) and Penal Code section 667, subdivision (a)(1). Sentenced to prison for a total of nine years, he contends the court erred in admitting evidence of his prior bad acts. For reasons explained in the opinion we affirm the judgment.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL SUMMARY
On July 14, 2004, Michael Kayem lived in a townhouse on Sepulveda Boulevard in Culver City with his family. He was working from his home office, which was attached to his garage by a door. The front door to the garage, which opened to an alley, was open to get fresh air. Inside the garage, Mr. Kayem parked his automobile and a motorcycle and stored hockey equipment, bicycles, skis, food, â€
