P. v. Fields
A jury convicted defendant Johnnie Lee Fields of the second degree murder and child homicide of his four-month-old daughter. (Pen. Code, 187, 273ab; see People v. Norman (2003) 109 Cal.App.4th 221, 224.) The trial court sentenced defendant to 25 years to life for child homicide and imposed but stayed a sentence of 15 years to life for murder. Defendant timely filed this appeal.
Defendant contends the trial court improperly allowed an excessive break during jury deliberations, made inconsistent evidentiary rulings, and failed to instruct the jury on involuntary manslaughter; he also contends his trial counsel was incompetent in several respects. Court shall affirm.
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