P. v. Lopez CA2/3
A jury convicted defendant Celestino German Lopez of simple assault and assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury, and found true the allegation that defendant personally inflicted great bodily injury on the victim. On appeal, defendant attacks the conviction on numerous grounds. Primarily, he contends the great bodily injury allegation is unsupported by substantial evidence. We reject this argument because the victim’s injuries—two stab wounds which required 15 stitches to repair, as well as bruising sustained during a prolonged beating—support the jury’s finding. Defendant also asserts the trial court erred by allowing an eyewitness to the altercation to testify to hearsay statements made by his companion and then failing to adequately instruct the jury to disregard the offending statements.
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