P. v. Torres
Defendant Jorge Santos Torres was convicted after jury trial of second degree murder (Pen. Code, 187).[1] The jury further found true a special allegation that defendant personally used a deadly and dangerous weapon, a knife, in the commission of the offense ( 12022, subd. (b)(1)). The trial court sentenced defendant to the indeterminate term of 15 years to life consecutive to the determinate term of one year. On appeal, defendant contends that the admission of irrelevant and highly prejudicial gang evidence resulted in an unfair trial and violated his right to due process. He further contends that defense counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to object to the introduction of the gang evidence. As we reject both of defendants claims, we will affirm the judgment.
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