P. v. Sanchez
Defendant was found guilty at a jury trial of resisting and battering a police officer without causing injury and possession of controlled substances and was sentenced to three years, eight months in state prison. He was also ordered to pay fines, restitution, and attorney fees. On appeal, he challenges the trial courts exclusion of testimony that he claims bore directly on the credibility of the victim-officer. He also asserts trial counsel was ineffective and the court erred in imposing the aggravated term in violation of Blakely v. Washington (2004) 542 U.S. 296, and ordering him to pay attorney fees. In a petition for a writ of habeas corpus which Court have ordered considered with this appeal, defendant asserts his trial counsel was ineffective for opening the door to the prosecutors exploitation of petitioners prior incarceration.
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