P. v. Pyle
Filed 7/28/06 P. v. Pyle CA4/3
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION THREE
| THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOSEPH MICHAEL PYLE, Defendant and Appellant. | G035410 (Super. Ct. No. 04NF3490) O P I N I O N |
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Orange County, James A. Stotler, Judge. Affirmed.
Anna M. Jauregui, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Assistant Attorney General, Lilia E. Garcia and Marilyn L. George, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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A jury convicted Joseph Pyle of possessing heroin (Health & Saf. Code, § 11350). He argues the court erred by failing to provide a unanimity instruction and abused its discretion by denying the jury's request for a readback of closing argument. We reject these contentions and affirm the judgment.
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Facts
On September 28, 2004, around 6:00 p.m., Buena Park vice-narcotics officers arrived at defendant's residence. Detective Christopher Nyhus knocked on a gate leading to the backyard and announced â€
