P. v. Madeiros
A jury convicted defendant Frances Ann Madeiros of unlawfully possessing four tablets of Vicodin, a narcotic painkiller (Health & Saf. Code, 11350, subd. (a)) and twenty shotgun shells (Pen. Code, 12316, subd. (b)(1)). The jury also found true the allegations she served two prior prison terms within the meaning of Penal Code section 667.5, subdivision (b). On appeal, she contends the trial court abused its discretion by allowing the prosecution to introduce evidence that she gave conflicting stories to the arresting police officers about a knife they found in the same cedar chest as the ammunition. (Evid. Code, 352.) Finding no abuse of discretion, Court affirm.
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