P. v. Gates CA1/2
A jury convicted Frederick Gates of six felonies and a misdemeanor as a result of four different incidents of domestic violence against his girlfriend, L.S. Gates makes four assignments of error: (1) he was denied his right to a public trial when the courtroom was briefly closed to spectators during re-hearing on a motion in limine; (2) trial counsel’s failures to object to certain testimony and to call three defense witnesses constituted ineffective assistance; (3) the court should have offered to instruct the jury on self-defense; and (4) the court failed properly to apply Penal Code section 654 in sentencing. We will affirm.
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