P. v. Shammam
Franswa Shammam appeals a judgment entered following his jury conviction of first degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)).[1] Although the murder was committed in 1994, Shammam was not charged with murder until 2008. On appeal, he contends the trial court erred by: (1) denying his motion to dismiss the case because the 14-year pre-accusation delay denied him his state and federal constitutional rights to due process; (2) instructing with CALCRIM No. 362 on consciousness of guilt; and (3) not granting him an alternative remedy to dismissal of the case.
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