P. v. Stephens
Filed 4/12/06 P. v. Stephens 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. CYNTHIA STEPHENS, Defendant and Appellant. | B181665 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. TA076512) |
APPEAL from a judgment in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Allen J. Webster, Jr., Judge. Modified and affirmed.
Gregory Marshall, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Assistant Attorney General, Stephanie C. Brenan and Catherine Okawa Kohm, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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Defendant Cynthia Stephens appeals from the judgment entered following a jury trial that resulted in her conviction of assault with a deadly weapon enhanced because the offense occurred in the course of an act of domestic violence. She contends: (1) she received ineffective assistance of counsel; (2) the trial court failed to adequately define â€
