P. v. Baldenegro CA6
Defendant Ralph Edward Baldenegro was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole after a jury convicted him of first degree murder of Julie Bucalo (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)) and found true two special circumstance allegations under section 190.2, subdivision (a)(17): that the murder was committed while defendant was committing or attempting to commit a first degree burglary and a rape.
On appeal, defendant contends the trial court erred by: (1) restricting his cross-examination of the prosecution’s DNA expert; (2) admitting hearsay statements made by Bucalo; (3) admitting evidence of uncharged offenses; (4) admitting evidence of uncharged offenses during the prosecution’s rebuttal case; and (5) excluding evidence of third party culpability involving Bucalo’s boyfriend and her dog. Defendant also contends the prosecutor violated his due process rights by failing to turn over exculpatory evidence. Finally, he contends there was cumulative prejudice. For reasons
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