P. v. Hamashin CA1/4
A jury convicted Stephanie Hamashin (appellant) of felony elder abuse likely to produce great bodily harm or death. (Pen. Code, § 368, subd. (b)(1).) The jury also found true an allegation that appellant proximately caused the death of the victim, appellant’s 86-year-old mother. (§ 368, subd. (b)(3).) Appellant was sentenced to a 10-year prison term. On appeal, she contends she was denied the effective assistance of counsel because her trial counsel failed to utilize properly evidence that she suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to prior abuse by her mother. Appellant also contends the trial court erroneously excluded evidence that her mother hated doctors. We reject these contentions and affirm the judgment.
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