P. v. Taylor CA4/1
In August 2017, a jury convicted defendant Michael James Taylor of: (1) willful cruelty of a dependent adult (count 1, Pen. Code, § 368, subd. (b)(1)) and (2) assault with means likely to cause great bodily injury (count 2, § 245, subd. (a)(4)). Taylor admitted that he sustained a previous prison prior conviction (§ 667.5, subd. (b)), and a "strike" prior conviction (§§ 667, subds. (b)-(i) & 1170.12). The court sentenced defendant to nine years in state prison.
On appeal, Taylor argues that the evidence at trial was insufficient to support the "dependent adult" element of count 1, and that the trial court committed prejudicial error when it failed to instruct the jury with a clear, constitutional definition of "dependent adult." As we explain, we disagree and thus affirm his judgment of conviction.
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