P. v. Soria
This is an appeal from a final judgment entered after a jury found defendant Jamie William Soria guilty of all charges against him. Defendant contends the trial court erred in admitting evidence found on two computers, in permitting cross-examination and rebuttal evidence concerning an uncharged crime, and in failing to properly instruct the jury concerning evidence of uncharged conduct. We will conclude the testimony and the computer evidence were relevant and admissible; we will also conclude the court did not abuse its discretion under Evidence Code section 352 in admitting the evidence. Further, we will conclude the trial court had no sua sponte duty to give an uncharged conduct instruction and counsels failure to request the instruction did not deprive defendant of his right to constitutionally effective assistance of counsel. Accordingly, Court affirm the judgment.
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