P. Carrillo CA2/5
Defendant Joey Carrillo (defendant), a member of the KAM criminal street gang, attacked two men with a crowbar, hitting both over the head and causing them to bleed heavily. A jury convicted defendant on two counts of assault with a deadly weapon (but acquitted defendant of firearm possession charges brought in connection with a separate incident weeks before the crowbar attack). Defendant seeks reversal of his convictions, and failing that, reversal of five prior prison term enhancements the trial court imposed when pronouncing sentence. We consider whether there was substantial evidence at trial that defendant was the victims’ assailant; whether the trial court abused its discretion in ruling on defendant’s Pitchess motion and in excluding any inquiry at trial concerning purported police misconduct; and whether the prosecution engaged in misconduct during closing argument.
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