P. v. Torrence CA1/3
Defendants Willie Torrence and Lawrence Denard were convicted of, among other things, one count of first degree murder and two counts of attempted murder, each with associated firearms enhancements, arising out of a gang-related drive-by shooting. On appeal, and in related habeas corpus petitions, defendants asserted numerous errors and violations of their constitutional rights. In our initial opinion, we found no error with respect to the vast majority of their contentions. To the extent there were errors in the court’s evidentiary rulings, arising largely from subsequent changes in decisional law, we found no prejudice in light of the overwhelming admissible evidence of defendants’ guilt both as to the offenses charged and the gang enhancements.
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