P. v. Brown
A jury convicted defendant Cameron Brown of first degree murder and found true for sentence enhancement purposes an allegation that he had personally used a firearm causing great bodily injury. The trial court sentenced defendant to 25 years to life for the conviction and imposed a consecutive term of 25 years to life for the enhancement. On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court erred by (1) permitting the jury to infer guilt from a witnesss refusal to testify, (2) admitting evidence over objection that the witness possessed a gun and a large amount of cash in his car at the time of the murder, (3) limiting the testimony of his expert witness, (4) denying his motion to disclose the identity of confidential informants, and (5) denying his motion for a new trial grounded on juror misconduct. In a separate petition for writ of habeas corpus, which we ordered considered with the appeal, defendant raises claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. Court disagree with defendant and affirm the judgment. Court also dispose of the habeas corpus petition by separate order filed this day.
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