P. v. Martinez
A jury convicted Luis M. Martinez of firearm and ammunition possession by a felon and carrying a loaded unregistered firearm in public and found the gang enhancement allegations were true. The court erred in conducting a portion of the sentencing hearing in the absence of the defendant, his counsel, and the prosecutor; but the error does not require reversal. Court modify the sentence to stay punishment on the ammunition possession count pursuant to Penal Code section 654.
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