P. v. Hatchett
Ray Hatchett appeals from the judgment entered following a jury trial in which he was convicted of five counts of second degree robbery (Pen. Code, 211) and found to have personally used a deadly and dangerous weapon, a knife, within the meaning of Penal Code section 12022, subdivision (b)(1). He was sentenced to prison for eight years and four months. On January 17, 2007, appellant submitted a letter to the court claiming he did not commit the crime and was erroneously found guilty. He noted no fingerprints had been taken from the crime scenes. He additionally claimed photographs depicting the robber were not of him. The court considered appellants letter a motion for new trial and denied the motion. In denying the motion, the court noted it had listened to the witnesses and had seen their demeanor while testifying and that appellant had been identified as the robber by several different sources.
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