P. v. Lewis
Following a mistrial due to a deadlocked jury, a jury convicted Jody Lewis of assault with a deadly weapon and with force likely to produce great bodily injury (Pen. Code,[1] §§ 245, subd. (a)(1); 1192.7, subd. (c)(8)). The jury also found Lewis personally: (1) used a deadly weapon (a knife) (§ 1192.7, subd. (c)(23)) and (2) inflicted great bodily injury (§ 12022.7, subd. (a)).
The court sentenced Lewis to prison for six years.
Lewis appeals, contending the court erred in denying his multiple Marsden[2] motions, failing to adequately explore Lewis's request to represent himself, and failing to provide an instruction that the jury was to view with caution Lewis's out-of-court statements. We affirm.
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