P. v. Gore
Two armed men wearing black ski masks went into a residence and terrorized the occupants, tying them up, robbing them, and raping the woman. An information charged defendant Joseph Kelly Gore with home burglary, home invasion robbery, forcible rape, forcible digital penetration, and vehicle theft. (Pen. Code, 459, 211/212.5, subd. (a), 261, subd. (a)(2), & 289, subd. (a)(1); Veh. Code, 10851, subd. (a).) A jury found defendant guilty of all counts. Sentenced to a determinate term of 40 years and an indeterminate term of 283 years to life, defendant appeals, contending the trial court erred in refusing to allow him to cross-examine a witness about promises made in exchange for testimony; a witnesss statement about defendants prior prison term violated defendants right to a fair trial; there was instructional error concerning accomplice testimony; and the court committed sentencing error. In an earlier opinion Court affirmed the judgment.
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