P. v. Dowell CA4/3
A jury convicted Deante Montez Dowell of pandering by procuring a person for prostitution (Pen. Code, § 266i, subd. (a)(1) [count 1]; all statutory citations are to the Penal Code), pimping (§ 266h, subd. (a) [count 2]), and misdemeanor attempted destruction or concealment of evidence (§§ 135, 664 [count 3]). Dowell contends the trial court erred by denying his motion to substitute appointed counsel (People v. Marsden (1970) 2 Cal.3d 118), admitting a witness’s preliminary hearing testimony, and admitting an expert’s opinion that Dowell was acting as a pimp. For the reasons expressed below, we affirm as modified.
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