Case Title: P. v. Beck and Cruz

Citation: 

Docket Number: S029843M

State: california

Court: California Supreme Court

Date: 2020-02-13T00:00:00Z

Document:
Filed 2/11/20 
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF  
CALIFORNIA 
 
THE PEOPLE, 
Plaintiff and Respondent, 
v. 
JAMES DAVID BECK and GERALD DEAN CRUZ, 
Defendants and Appellants. 
 
S029843 
 
Alameda County Superior Court 
110467-A and 110467-B 
 
 
ORDER MODIFYING OPINION AND  
DENYING PETITION FOR REHEARING 
 
THE COURT: 
 
The opinion in this matter filed on December 2, 2019, and 
appearing at 8 Cal.5th 584, is modified as follows: 
 
In the paragraph spanning pages 644 and 645, in the sentence 
beginning “We conclude there is no reasonable probability,” the phrase 
“there is no reasonable probability Beck and Cruz were prejudiced by 
any error” is replaced by the phrase “the instructional error was 
harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.”  As modified, the sentence now 
reads:   
 
We conclude the instructional error was harmless beyond a 
reasonable doubt.   
 
This modification does not change the judgment. 
 
The petition for rehearing is denied.