People v. Gutierrez-Salazar
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The Court of Appeal affirmed defendant's murder convictions and held that the trial court did not prejudicially err in admitting defendant's statements related to the Mexican drug cartel and there was no violation of defendant's right to due process. The court also held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by granting the prosecutor's motion to consolidate the counts; joinder did not convert the matter into a capital case; the separate offenses were supported by strong evidence; the trial court weighed the potential prejudice resulting from joinder before consolidating the cases; and consolidation did not result in gross unfairness. Furthermore, there was no cumulative error that prejudiced defendant and deprived him of a fair trial.
Finally, because the court held that Senate Bill 1437 did not benefit defendant such that it would lessen his punishment and entitle him to relief under the amended law, the court need not resolve the petition procedure issue of SB 1437.
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