PEOPLE v. ZARAGOZA (LOUIS RANGEL)

Appellant’s Focus Issues Letter and Additional Authorities Letter

Cal.April 18, 2016

SNEDEKER, SMITH & SHORT“rar”, SUPREME COURT COPY 4110 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd. Portland, Oregon 97214 Michael R. Snedeker* Tel: (503) 234-3584 Reply to: James F. Smith* Fax: (503) 232-3215 2626 Harrison St. Lisa R. Short** Oakland,California 94612 Lic. Daniel Solorio Ramirez Tel: (510) 839-9230 Of Counsel KamiJ. White QO P.O. Box 72451 Certified Law Student Davis, California 95617 Tel: (530) 757-1036 *Admitted in California only **Admitted in California and Oregon SUPREME COUR? Q Av. Electricistas no. 2033 Altos Col. Libertad, C.P. 21030 i .E D Mexicali, Baja California Ferra México April 13, 2016 Tel: (52-65) 57-24-58 APR 19 2018 Honorable Frank A. McGuire 7 ~e Clerk Clerk, California Supreme Court Frank A.ivicGuire Cle 350 McAllister Street } San Francisco, CA 94102 Deputy Re: People v. Louis Zaragoza No. 897886 Dear Mr. McGuire, Please bring to the Court’s attention the following “focus issues” for the May 4, 2016, oral argumentin the above-entitled case: 1. ArgumentII (errors related to trial court’s refusal to allow appellant to call his co- defendant, the only person linked to the crime’s commission by physical evidence, as a witness on his behalf); 2. Argument X (trial court’s wrongful excusal of two prospective jurors). Best wishes to you. If you have any questions,please call or write. Sincerely yours, Michael Snedeker Attorney for Appellant Louis Rangel Zaragoza DEATH PENALTY SNEDEKER, SMITH & SHORT Attorneys at Law «0527esa, SUPREME COURT COPYPortland, Oregon 97214 Michael R. Snedeker* Tel: (503) 234-3584 Reply to: James F. Smith* Fax: (503) 232-3215 1) 2626 Harrison St. Lisa R. Short** Oakland,California 94612 Lic. Daniel Solorio Ramirez Tel: (510) 839-9230 Of Counsel KamiJ. White Q P.O. Box 72451 Certified Law Student Davis, California 95617 Fel: (530) 757-1036 *Admitted in California only **Admitted in California and Oregon SUPREME COUR) QO Av. Electricistas no. 2033 Altos Col. Libertad, C.P. 21030 - \ ! E D MiaBa California April 13, 2016 ° a Tel: (52-65) 57-24-58 AALR Honorable Frank A. McGuire APR 18 dui Clerk, California Supreme Court - ; 350 McAllister Street Frank A. McGuire Cierk San Francisco, CA 94102 REBEYole v. Louis Zaragoza No. S097886 Dear Mr. McGuire, Please bring to the Court’s attention the following cases that have been decided since briefing was completed in the above-entitled case: 1. ArgumentsII (errors related to trial court’s refusal to allow appellant to call his co- defendant, the only person linked to the crime’s commission by physical evidence, as a witness on his behalf); Harris v. Brown (2012) 698 F.3d 709 [reversible error to not allow defendant to subpoena material witness on grounds of incompetence] and 2. ArgumentX (error to peremptorily dismiss two prospective jurors who said they could follow the law); People v. Leon (2015) 61 Cal.4th 569, 590 [Written and oral voir dire responses of panelists did not give the court sufficient information to conclude they were incapable of performing their duties as capital jurors]. Best wishes to you. If you have any questions, please call or write. Sincerely yours, Michael Snedeker Attorney for Appellant Louis Rangel Zaragoza DEATH PENALTY DECLARATION OF SERVICE BY MAIL Re: People v. Zaragoza, Supreme Court No. S097886 I, Michael R. Snedeker, declare that I am over 18 years of age and am not party to this action. My business address is PMB 422, 4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, OR 97214-5246. I served a copy ofthe attached: APPELLANT’S LETTER REGARDING FOCUSISSUES, APPELLANT’S LETTER CITING NEW AUTHORITIES on each ofthe following by placing same in an envelope addressedrespectively as follows: Louis Rangel Zaragoza, #T-18228 Peter Smith, Deputy Attorney General CSP-SQ 1300 I Street, Suite 125 2-EB-109 Sacramento CA 95814 San Quentin, CA 94974 Charles Press, Staff Attorney California Appellate Project 101 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Each said envelope wasthen, on April 13, 2016, sealed and deposited in the United States mail in Portland, Oregon, with postage fully prepaid. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoingis true and correct. Executed in Portland, Oregon,this 13th day of April, 2016. MICHAEL R SNEDEKER ee