P. v. Jaimes-Ramos CA1/2
Defendant Ernesto Jaimes-Ramos appeals from a judgment of conviction for felony assault and misdemeanor domestic battery. He argues his domestic battery conviction must be reversed because the trial court improperly admitted a hearsay statement, and that its admission also violated his federal constitutional right to confront witnesses under Crawford v. Washington (2004) 541 U.S. 36 (Crawford). Defendant further contends the trial court should have stayed his sentence for this domestic battery conviction under Penal Code section 654. We disagree that the trial court erred in admitting the statement, but agree it should have stayed his sentence. We affirm the judgment as modified to stay this sentence.
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