P. v. Booker CA1/5
After Paul Booker pled no contest to firearm possession by a felon (Pen. Code, § 29800, subd. (a)(1)), a jury convicted him of the second degree murder of Steven Cotton (§ 187, subd. (a)) and found a sentencing enhancement allegation true (§ 12022.53, subd. (d)). The trial court imposed consecutive prison terms.
Booker appeals. He contends the court erred by: (1) excluding evidence of a threat apparently made by the victim, of which Booker was unaware; (2) admitting a police officer’s testimony explaining Booker’s jailhouse telephone calls and the murder investigation; and (3) refusing to stay his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm pursuant to section 654. Booker also claims cumulative errors require reversal.
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