P. v. Hoff CA2/8
A jury convicted defendant and appellant Steven Hoff of two counts of attempted premeditated murder of a peace officer and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, and found true multiple firearm use allegations. Defendant was sentenced to a state prison term of 140 years to life, plus 53 years. In challenging the judgment, defendant contends the trial court committed instructional and sentencing errors, and also prejudicially erred in denying pretrial motions pursuant to Pitchess v. Superior Court (1974) 11 Cal.3d 531 (Pitchess) and Brady v. Maryland (1963) 373 U.S. 83 (Brady), as well as postverdict, presentencing motions pursuant to People v. Marsden (1970) 2 Cal.3d 118 (Marsden) and Faretta v. California (1975) 422 U.S. 806 (Faretta). Defendant also contends his trial counsel was ineffective.
We reverse the sentence on count 3 (possession of a firearm by a felon) and remand for a new sentencing hearing. We otherwise affirm the judgment of conviction in its entirety.
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