P. v. Patterson CA3
A group of friends who had known each other for years reconnected after growing apart. In the process, defendant Dinette Patterson stabbed Charles Jordan, killing him. A complaint deemed an information charged defendant with murder and personal use of a deadly weapon. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a), 12022, subd. (b)(1).) Defendant’s first jury trial ended in a mistrial. A second jury found defendant guilty and the court sentenced defendant to 26 years to life in state prison. Defendant appeals, arguing when the defense moved for a judgment of acquittal at the conclusion of the first trial insufficient evidence supported the verdict, and the court erred in admitting testimony concerning motive during the second trial. We shall affirm the judgment.
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