P. v. Scott CA2/1
Defendants Delwuan Orlando Scott and Malik Lequan Watson appeal from the judgment following their convictions for attempted murder, three counts of shooting at an occupied vehicle or inhabited dwelling, and two gang-related offenses. Scott also was convicted of evasion of a peace officer.
Defendants raise the following arguments on appeal: (1) Scott’s counsel was ineffective for failing to excuse from the jury a woman Scott claims was his high school guidance counselor, and the trial court erred by not inquiring further when Scott brought this to the court’s attention; (2) the trial court failed to instruct the jury to view the statements of defendants’ accomplice with caution; (3) the evidence supporting the gang findings was inadmissible hearsay; (4) the trial court incorrectly believed it lacked discretion under the “Three Strikes” law to impose Scott’s sentences concurrently;
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