P. v. Allison
Defendants and appellants Terrell Allison and Ollie James Bledsoe, Jr., appeal from the judgment entered following a jury trial that resulted in their convictions for second degree robbery, assault with a firearm, and commercial burglary. Allison was sentenced to a term of 62 years in prison. Bledsoe was sentenced to a term of 76 years four months in prison.
Allison, joined by Bledsoe where applicable, contends the trial court erred by precluding him from calling his accomplices attorneys as witnesses; failing to exclude testimony as a sanction for the prosecutions purported discovery violations; and denying his motion to bifurcate trial on the gang enhancement. He further asserts that the use of his prior juvenile adjudication as a strike violated his rights to jury trial and due process; the evidence was insufficient to support a Penal Code section 186.22[1]gang enhancement; and section 654 precluded imposition of sentence on count 18 (second degree commercial burglary).
Bledsoe, joined by Allison where applicable, contends his counsel was ineffective for failing to submit a pinpoint instruction regarding plea bargains; the trial court erred by allowing him to be impeached with the facts underlying his prior juvenile adjudication for robbery; there was insufficient evidence to corroborate his accomplices statements regarding the crimes; and the cumulative effect of the alleged errors requires reversal.
Both appellants assert the evidence was insufficient to support their convictions for the robbery of Suwen Cui.
We reverse Bledsoes convictions on counts 19 through 30, related to the North Hills Citibank robbery. Court order Allisons sentence on count 18 stayed pursuant to section 654. In all other respects, Court affirm
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