P. v. Patterson
Defendant Adrienne Patterson was convicted by a jury of vehicle theft (Veh. Code, 10851, subd. (a)), misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol (Veh. Code, 23152, subd. (a)), and misdemeanor driving with blood alcohol of .08 or higher (Veh. Code, 23152, subd. (b)); the jury acquitted her of receiving a stolen vehicle (Pen. Code, 496d), and receiving stolen property (Pen. Code, 496, subd. (a)). She was sentenced to prison for two years on the vehicle theft offense, and received concurrent 120-day sentences on the misdemeanor counts. She contends that the vehicle theft conviction was not supported by substantial evidence, that the court erred by giving the CALCRIM No. 362 (consciousness of guilt: false statements) jury instruction, and that her trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to object to this instruction. As we explain below, Court find these arguments untenable, and affirm the judgment.
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