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People v. Bryant
198 Cal.App.4th 134 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011) Cited 29 timesNo. D057570. 2011-11-16 The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Amalia Catherine BRYANT, Defendant and Appellant. Anthony J. Dain, San Diego, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Assistant Attorney General, James H. Flaherty III and Kristen Kinnaird Chenelia, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent. AARON Background: Defendant was convicted in the