Opinion ID: 2632308
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Defendant's pending armed robbery charge

Text: Defendant argues that the armed robbery charge pending against him at the time of the murder trial, stemming from the August 30, 1988, robbery of Chad Fuller could not be admitted under factor (c) of section 190.3, because that factor is limited to convictions entered before the date of the murder. Defendant is correct as to factor (c). ( People v. Balderas (1985) 41 Cal.3d 144, 203, 222 Cal.Rptr. 184, 711 P.2d 480.) The evidence was admissible, however, under factor (b) of section 190.3 as proof of a criminal act involving force or violence. (See People v. Caro (1988) 46 Cal.3d 1035, 1055-1057, 251 Cal.Rptr. 757, 761 P.2d 680.)