^{P. v. Stanley}

^{Filed 6/1/06 P. v. Stanley CA2/2}

^{NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS}

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^{IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA}

^{SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT}

^{DIVISION TWO}

^{APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Michael E. Pastor, Judge. Affirmed.}

^{Brett Harding Duxbury, 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, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Jamie L. Fuster and G. Tracey Letteau, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.}

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^{Cleo Xavier Stanley (appellant) appeals a judgment entered upon his conviction by jury of second degree murder. (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a).)[1] We affirm the judgment.}

^CONTENTIONS

^{Appellant contends that the trial court abused its discretion by denying his request for a mistrial following a witness's reference to his attorney as a â€}