P. v. Ramirez
A jury convicted defendant Gemma Jayde Ramirez of attempted murder (Pen. Code, §§ 187 & 664; all further statutory references are to this code) and domestic battery with corporal injury (§ 273.5, subd. (a)). As to count 1, it also found true allegations she used a deadly weapon (§ 12022, subd. (b)(1)) and personally inflicted great bodily injury (§ 12022.7, subd. (e)).
Prior to trial, defendant moved to suppress evidence, including the knife used in committing the crimes. The court denied the motion.
After the jury found her guilty of all charges, defendant, with new counsel, moved for a new trial on the basis the verdict was not supported by substantial evidence and she received ineffective assistance when trial counsel failed to present testimony from a Battered Women’s Syndrome (BWS) expert. The court denied the motion and sentenced her to nine years in prison.
Defendant contends the court erred in denying her motion to suppress evidence and her counsel was ineffective because they did not present expert testimony on BWS. Finding no error, we affirm the judgment.
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