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People v. Cruz

California Court of Appeals, Fourth District, First Division
Aug 13, 2009
No. D052883 (Cal. Ct. App. Aug. 13, 2009)

Opinion


THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ALMA CRUZ, Defendant and Appellant. D052883 California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, First Division August 13, 2009

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

Super. Ct. No. SCD210395

ORDER MODIFYING OPINION AND DENYING REHEARING

HUFFMAN, Acting P. J.

THE COURT:

It is ordered that the opinion filed herein on July 17, 2009, be modified as follows:

1. On page 12, the last five sentences of the first full paragraph are deleted, so the paragraph reads:

"Based on the evidence and inferences drawn from the evidence, Cruz was more than an innocent passenger in the car. She aided and abetted the commission of the crime as discussed above in the harmless error analysis."

2. On page 16, the following paragraph is added before the disposition:

"Our conclusion that the instructional error was harmless under the standard stated in Chapman v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 18, 24, disposes of Cruz's claim such error violated her right to due process under the federal Constitution. (Rose v. Clark (1986) 478 U.S. 570, 579 ["The thrust of the many constitutional rules governing the conduct of criminal trials is to ensure that those trials lead to fair and correct judgments. Where a reviewing court can find that the record developed at trial establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, the interest in fairness has been satisfied and the judgment should be affirmed."].)"

There is no change in the judgment.

Appellant's petition for rehearing is denied.


Summaries of

People v. Cruz

California Court of Appeals, Fourth District, First Division
Aug 13, 2009
No. D052883 (Cal. Ct. App. Aug. 13, 2009)
Case details for

People v. Cruz

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ALMA CRUZ, Defendant and…

Court:California Court of Appeals, Fourth District, First Division

Date published: Aug 13, 2009

Citations

No. D052883 (Cal. Ct. App. Aug. 13, 2009)