P. v. Phillips CA2/7
Alonzo Clayton Phillips appeals from the judgment after a jury convicted him of attempted premeditated murder (Pen. Code §§ 664, 187, subd. (a)) with related gang and firearm enhancements (§§ 186.22, subd. (b)(1)(C), 12022.53, subds. (b), (c), (d)). He argues the trial court violated his constitutional rights to due process, to present a defense, and to a fair jury trial by permitting the prosecutor to redact certain statements from a videotaped, jail-cell conversation between Phillips and a confidential informant that referenced how much time in custody Phillips might receive as a sentence if he were convicted. Phillips argues the redacted statements showed the pressure Phillips was under during his conversation with the confidential informant. Phillips also argues that the court abused its discretion under Evidence Code section 352 by admitting “cumulative and extremely prejudicial” gang evidence from social media websites. Because the trial court did not abuse its discr
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