California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Madison, A153292 (Cal. App. 2018):
Moreover, any error was harmless because no reasonable jury could have found the truck was not stolen. As discussed above, the evidence supporting the conviction was overwhelming, and defense counsel conceded the truck was stolen. (People v. Flood (1998) 18 Cal.4th 470, 505.) Thus, even if the court had instructed the jury on the definitions of "theft" and "stolen," the jury would have rendered the same verdict.
The judgment is affirmed.
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Jones, P.J.
We concur:
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Simons, J.
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Bruiniers, J.
Footnotes:
1. Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.
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