P. v. Guerrero CA4/2
Defendant Juan Pablo Guerrero appeals from judgment entered following jury convictions for elder abuse of his mother (Pen. Code, § 368, subd. (b)(1) ; count 1); criminal threats against defendant’s mother (§ 422; count 2); and assault likely to cause great bodily injury (GBI) against defendant’s sister (§ 245, subd. (a)(4); count 3). The jury also found true allegations of GBI as to count 3, but not as to count 1. The court sentenced defendant to a prison term of eight years eight months.
Defendant contends he received ineffective assistance of counsel (IAC) on the grounds his trial attorney (1) failed to object to admission of evidence of a prior conviction for assault, (2) failed to request a limiting instruction regarding the prior assault evidence, and (3) failed to object to the prosecutor’s closing argument regarding the prior assault evidence. Defendant also objects to being sentenced separately on counts 1 and 2 in violation of section 654. We reject defendant’
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