(DOWNLOAD) "People v. Smith" by California Court of Appeals * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: People v. Smith
- Author : California Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 10, 2002
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 85 KB
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CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION 1 Defendants Smith, Thomas and Gonzalez were apprehended in a ""sting"" operation when they took 85 kilograms of cocaine planted by the police in a house the police controlled. Following a jury trial defendants were convicted of robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, attempting to transport a controlled substance and grand theft. In addition to the punishment for these crimes, each defendant received a sentence enhancement for weapons use and a 25 year enhancement for attempting to transport more than 80 kilograms of cocaine. Unrelated murder charges against Thomas and Gonzalez were dismissed after the jury failed to reach a verdict on those counts. Defendants appeal their convictions and sentences. We affirm defendants' convictions but modify their quantity enhancements due to pre-arrest sentence manipulation by the police. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW