P. v. Hale
A jury convicted defendant of kidnapping to commit rape (Pen. Code, 209, subd. (b)(1)),[1]making criminal threats ( 422), and rape ( 261, subd. (a)(2)) in concert ( 264.1), during all of which he used a firearm ( 12022.53, subd. (b)), 12022.5, subd. (a)(1)). Defendant admitted having committed all these crimes while released on his own recognizance in another case. ( 12022.1.) He was sentenced to life plus 22 years in prison. He appeals, claiming evidence was improperly excluded and admitted, his trial counsel was incompetent, and sentencing error occurred. Court reject all his arguments, save one regarding sentencing. As to it, Court remand the matter to the trial court, while affirming his convictions and the unaffected sentences.
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