P. v. Campos
A jury convicted Alvaro Campos (defendant) of one count of first degree murder in violation of Penal Code section 187, subdivision (a).[1] The jury found that defendant personally used and intentionally discharged a firearm, causing death, under section 12022.53, subdivision (d). The trial court sentenced defendant to 50 years to life in prison. The sentence consisted of 25 years to life for the murder and a consecutive term of 25 years to life for the firearm enhancement.
Defendant appeals on the grounds that: (1) permitting the prosecutor to impeach him with a prior conviction for carrying a concealed weapon violated due process because the crime did not involve moral turpitude; (2) defendants due process right was violated when the trial court permitted the prosecutor to impeach him with a picture of the tattoo on his neck; (3) the courts refusal to instruct on imperfect self defense violated defendants due process right to present a complete defense; and (4) the evidence of first degree murder is insufficient.
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