P. v. Brooks
Defendant and appellant Ronald Brooks was convicted of two counts of robbery (Pen. Code, 212.5) and one count of burglary ( 460). The jury also found true the allegation that Brooks used a gun in the commission of these crimes. ( 12022.53, subd. (b)).
On appeal, Brooks argues that (1) the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained from a stop of the van he was riding in after the robbery; (2) his counsel was ineffective because he failed to move to exclude identification evidence; (3) the trial court erred in admitting extrajudicial statements incriminating him and, in one case, statements made by a witness at a hearing when neither he nor counsel were present; (4) the People committed error during closing argument discussions of the burden of proof; and (5) the judgment must be reversed because of Griffin error. None of these arguments has merit and Court affirm the judgment.
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