Case Title: P. v. Lopez

Citation: 

Docket Number: S099549M

State: california

Court: California Supreme Court

Date: 2018-08-16T00:00:00Z

Document:
Filed 8/15/18 
 
 
 
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA 
 
 
 
THE PEOPLE, 
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Plaintiff and Respondent, 
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S099549 
 
v. 
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MICHAEL AUGUSTINE LOPEZ, 
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Alameda County 
 
Defendant and Appellant. 
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Super. Ct. No. H28492A 
 
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ORDER MODIFYING OPINION AND 
DENYING PETITION FOR REHEARING 
 
THE COURT: 
 
The opinion in this matter filed June 28, 2018, and appearing at 5 Cal.5th 339, 
is modified as follows: 
 
In the first sentence of the second full paragraph on page 353, the following 
words are deleted:  “that a competency ruling under Evidence Code section 701 was 
not sufficient and.”  As modified, the sentence will now read:  “We reject Lopez’s 
argument that the trial court was required to hold a hearing under Evidence Code 
section 702.”   
 
The modification does not affect the judgment.  
 
The petition for rehearing is denied.