P. v. Moloi
A jury convicted Seima Nneeleng Moloi, Jr. of first degree murder (Pen. Code, 187, subd. (a), 189),[1] and found true special circumstances allegations he committed murder while engaged in the commission of robbery and burglary. The court sentenced Moloi to serve an indeterminate life term without possibility of parole, imposed a $20 court security fee ( 1465.8), a $10,000 restitution fine ( 1202.4, subd. (b)(1)), and a conditional parole revocation fine of $10,000 ( 1202.45). Pursuant to section 1202.4, subdivision (f), the court also ordered Moloi to pay $2,565.37 to the California Victims of Crime Compensation Fund and $596.40 to the Orange County Victim/Witness Emergency Fund.
On appeal, Moloi argues the trial court erroneously excluded critical background information about his key witnesses, and improperly instructed the jury on flight demonstrating a consciousness of guilt and that a defendants willfully false or deliberately misleading statements could be used as circumstantial evidence of guilt, and erroneously failed to instruct the jury that a separate robbery charge had been dismissed during trial. He also contends the courts imposition of a $20 court security fee violates the ex post facto clause, and argues the courts order that he pay $596.40 to the Victim/Witness Emergency Fund was made without legal authority. Molois contentions are meritless. Therefore, the judgment is affirmed.
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