P. v. Echeverria CA5
On August 17, 2017, Josue Echeverria, an inmate at Sierra Conservation Center (a California state prison), was videotaped engaged in a group assault on another inmate, S.R., during a prison riot. Echeverria and other inmates kicked, punched, and stomped S.R., rendering him unconscious and causing him to be hospitalized. A jury convicted Echeverria of assault by an inmate likely to produce great bodily injury and battery causing great bodily injury, and found true the allegations that Echeverria personally caused great bodily injury on S.R. Echeverria contends on appeal that (1) the prosecutor committed misconduct during her closing argument when she vouched for the correctional officer witnesses by arguing that they would lose their jobs if they lied, and (2) the trial court erred in determining Echeverria had the ability to pay a $10,000 restitution fine.
We affirm the judgment.
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