P. v. Ruano CA2/1
A jury convicted defendant and appellant Edwin R. Ruano of one count of first degree murder, in violation of Penal Code, section 187. The jury also found true a special circumstance, pursuant to section 190.2, subdivision (a)(17), that Ruano committed the murder while he was engaged in the commission of an attempted robbery. The trial court sentenced Ruano to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Ruano contends: (1) there was insufficient evidence to support the finding of a special circumstance; (2) the trial court erred by allowing the prosecution to introduce evidence of Ruano’s prior thefts in order to establish that he intended to rob the victim; (3) his trial attorney provided ineffective assistance of counsel by failing to request a jury instruction on voluntary intoxication; (4) the trial court erred by allowing witnesses to testify improperly regarding their opinions and conclusions; (5) the trial court erred by advising the jury that the case did not invol
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