P. v. Haqq
Filed 2/13/07 P. v. Haqq CA2/8
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION EIGHT
THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JIHAD IBRHIN HAQQ, Defendant and Appellant. | B177885 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BA253217) |
APPEAL from the judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Ruffo Espinosa, Jr., Judge. Affirmed.
Donald R. Tickle, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Assistant Attorney General, Chung L. Mar and Beverly K. Falk, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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Jihad Haqq appeals from the judgment following his conviction for second degree murder. We affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Appellant Jihad Haqq was driving a stolen Camry one night in September 2003. The car had been taken earlier that day, although the record does not identify the thief and appellant was not charged with its theft. Around 11:00 p.m., appellant picked up two friends, Reggie Reed and Richard Howard.
Shortly after midnight that evening, Los Angeles police officers Beard and Anderson were on patrol when they noticed the Camry ahead of them. The Camry's driver was observing traffic laws, neither speeding nor driving unusually. Nevertheless, because Camrys were commonly stolen in the neighborhood, the officers began to follow it.
Sitting in the back seat, Reed noticed the police were behind them. Appellant then told Reed and Howard the Camry was stolen. Howard announced he was not going to go to jail, and jumped out of the slowing car as it approached a stop sign at about five miles per hour. Reed told appellant he, too, wanted to get out because he was on probation. Appellant replied, â€
