Opinion

People v. Lemus

  • 203 Cal. App. 3d 470
  • 249 Cal. Rptr. 897
  • 1988 Cal. App. LEXIS 901
Court
California Court of Appeal
Filed
Aug 1, 1988
Status
Published
Author
Benke
On the bench
Benke, Scherer, Kremer
Cited by
27 cases
Authority
More cited than 9.5%

The opinion

BENKE, J.

I concur in the result.

The rule of People v. Modesto (1963) 59 Cal.2d 722 [ 31 Cal.Rptr. 225 , 382 P.2d 33 ], which rests upon the California Constitution, requires the result reached herein. On this basis I agree with the majority opinion. However, I am reluctant to agree that Rose v. Clark (1986) 478 U.S. 570 [ 92 L.Ed.2d 460 , 106 S.Ct. 3101 ], and People v. Lee (1987) 43 Cal.3d 666 [ 238 Cal.Rptr. 406 , 738 P.2d 752 ], which embody federal principles, require per se reversal in this case, where an instruction not involving an element of the offense is involved.

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