P. v. McMorries CA2/4
In a 19-count indictment, the prosecution jointly charged Appellants Sheldon McMorries, David Solorio and Ronald Lopez with the murder of William “Tiny” Knight and other offenses, including attempted murder, conspiracy, and extortion. Appellants were tried jointly before a single jury. The jury found them guilty of the first-degree murder of Knight and convicted them as charged on all other counts.
Appellants now challenge the sufficiency of the evidence supporting a number of their convictions and contend the trial court erroneously: declined to sever McMorries’ trial, admitted prejudicial expert testimony on the meaning of gang code, committed instructional error, and failed to grant their motions for mistrial. They also request we review the trial court’s in-camera Pitchess evaluation and correct the abstracts of judgment to delete certain fines and fees, or remand for a hearing on their ability to pay the fines and fees pursuant to People v. Duenas (2019) 30 Cal.App.5th 11
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