P. v. Ruhlman CA4/2
After separating from defendant John Ruhlman, L.R., his wife, obtained restraining orders prohibiting contact. Nevertheless, defendant called and emailed her continuously, showed up at her apartment complex, and rummaged through her car. On one occasion defendant went to the residence of the deputy sheriff who had served him with the restraining order, because he thought L.R. was having an affair with the officer. He was eventually charged and convicted of stalking in violation of Penal Code section 646.9, subdivision (b), driving without a license in his possession (Veh. Code, § 12500, subd. (a)), and driving on a suspended license (Veh. Code, § 14601.1, subd. (a)), and placed on formal probation. Defendant appeals.
On appeal, defendant argues that (1) the trial court erred in admitting evidence of the incident in which defendant went to the home of the deputy sheriff under Evidence Code section 1101, subdivision (b); and (2) the trial court erroneously refused to instruct th
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