P. v. Coronado
Defendant James Marcus Coronado appeals from judgment entered following a jury conviction for second degree murder (Pen. Code, 187, subd. (a)).[1] The jury found defendant not guilty of first degree murder, and found not true the allegations of defendant lying in wait and the gun use and gang allegations ( 186.22, subd. (b)(1), 190.2, subd. (a)(15), 1192.7, subd. (c)(8), and 12022.5, subd. (a)(1)). The court sentenced defendant to 15 years to life in state prison. Defendant contends the prosecutor committed numerous acts of prejudicial misconduct throughout the trial. Defendant claims such misconduct included argumentative examination of witnesses, editorial comments during examination, improper reference to a polygraph exam, asking defendant during cross examination if witnesses were lying, and failing to produce before the trial an informants letter. Court conclude that either the acts complained of did not constitute prosecutorial misconduct or the misconduct was harmless error. Court thus affirm the judgment.
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