P. v. McDuffie CA5
Appellant Brandon McDuffie was convicted by a jury of murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)) with burglary and robbery special circumstances allegations (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(17)(A) and (G)), first degree residential burglary (§ 459), and robbery (§ 211). On November 6, 2015, the court sentenced McDuffie to a term of life without the possibility of parole for murder, but stayed the sentences for burglary and robbery under section 654.
McDuffie presents three claims in the instant appeal. He asserts that his due process rights were violated by allowing the jury to hear unduly prejudicial statements of his character made by law enforcement officers, that McDuffie’s confession should have been suppressed based on improper coercion and that the court erred in denying his request to instruct the jury on voluntary intoxication. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
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