P. v. Martinez CA4/3
Defendant Freddie Martinez, Jr., challenges his convictions for aggravated assault on a peace officer, brandishing a deadly weapon to resist arrest, and resisting and obstructing a peace officer.
The trial court denied defendant’s motion under Pitchess v. Superior Court (1974) 11 Cal.3d 531 (Pitchess) to review the personnel files of two of the police officers involved in the incident. The court did not err in finding that defendant had not made the necessary showing of good cause.
During the trial, one of the officers testified that defendant “assaulted” her during the incident. Even if the trial court erred in admitting the testimony, the evidence against defendant was so strong that there is no reasonable probability that he would have obtained a more favorable outcome in the absence of the error.
Substantial evidence supported the convictions for aggravated assault on a peace officer and brandishing a deadly weapon to resist arrest. Three of the police officers involved in the i
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