P. v. McNeal
Filed 5/31/06 P. v. McNeal CA2/3
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION THREE
| THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MELVIN McNEAL, Defendant and Appellant. | B186188 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. NA065747) |
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County,
Arthur Jean, Jr., Judge. Affirmed.
Phillip I. Bronson, 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, Ana R. Duarte and Tasha G. Timbadia, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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Melvin McNeal appeals the judgment (order granting probation) entered after his conviction by jury of making a criminal threat and resisting an executive officer. (Pen. Code, §§ 422, 69.)[1] McNeal claims insufficient evidence supports the conviction of making a criminal threat. We affirm the judgment.
BACKGROUND
On May 12, 2005, at 9:40 a.m., Long Beach Police Officer Sanwan Johnson went to a liquor store in response to a report of an unwelcome individual. Upon arrival, Johnson saw McNeal drinking from a 16 ounce can of St. Osborne Liquor. McNeal appeared to be intoxicated and said, â€
