P. v. Hoffmeister CA6
Defendant Travis James Hoffmeister was convicted by a jury of the first degree murder of Christella Macias. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a), 189.) After denying his motion for a new trial, the court sentenced Hoffmeister to an indeterminate term of 25 years to life in prison.
On appeal, Hoffmeister argues: (1) there was insufficient evidence to support the jury’s finding that the murder was committed willfully, deliberately and with premeditation; and (2) the trial court abused its discretion in admitting certain evidence, specifically books obtained from a storage locker, evidence of prior property damage carried out by Hoffmeister with a specific type of hammer, and evidence of a prior incident in which Hoffmeister choked his girlfriend. Hoffmeister also argues that, if the evidentiary errors are deemed waived by defense counsel’s failure to timely object at trial, his counsel provided constitutionally ineffective assistance.
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