P. v. Keola CA3
Following a jury trial, defendant Paul Keola was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(1)), false imprisonment by force or violence (§§ 236, 237, subd. (a)), and cohabitant abuse (§ 273.5, subd. (a)) with enhancements for personally inflicting great bodily injury under circumstances involving domestic violence (§ 12022.7, subd. (e)) and personally using a deadly weapon (§ 12022, subd. (b)(1)). The jury sustained allegations of a prior prison term (§ 667.5, subd. (b)) and a prior domestic violence conviction (§ 273.5, subd. (f)(1)) in a bifurcated proceeding. The trial court sentenced defendant to a 12-year state prison term.
On appeal, defendant contends the trial court prejudicially erred in admitting hearsay statements made by the victim to the police. Finding the majority of the statements admissible as prior consistent or inconsistent statements and the admission of any other statements to be harmless error, we shall affirm.
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