PEOPLE v. AVILARespondent’s Focus Issues LetterCal.April 11, 2014 SUPREME COURT COPY KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney General State of California DEPARTMENTOFJUSTICE April 10, 2014 The Honorable Frank A. McGuire Court Administrator and Clerk California Supreme Court 350 McAllister Street San Francisco, California 94102 RE: People v. Alejandro Avila Supreme Court Case No. $135855 _ Dear Mr. McGuire: 110 WEST A STREET, SUITE 1100 SAN DIEGO, CA 92101 P.O. BOX 85266 SAN DIEGO, CA 92186-5266 Public: (619) 645-2001 Telephone: (619) 645-2290 Facsimile: (619) 645-2271 E-Mail: Bradley.Weinreb@doj.ca.gov SUPREME COURT FILED APR 11 2014 Frank A. McGuire Clerk Deputy I will be presenting argumentin this case on behalf of respondent in San Francisco on the afternoon calendar of Tuesday, May6, 2014. I expect to focus my argument primarily on those issues that appellant elects to address during his argument. Sincerely, BAW: $D2005XS0003 80889037.doc RAD A.WEINREB Deputy Attorney General State Bar No. 157316 Kamala D. Harris Attorney General For DECLARATION OF SERVICE BY U.S. MAIL Case Name: People v. Alejandro Avila No.: §135855 I declare: I am employed in the Office of the Attorney General, which is the office of a memberofthe California State Bar, at which member's direction this service is made. I am 18 years of age or older and not a party to this matter. I am familiar with the businesspractice at the Office of the Attorney General for collection and processing of correspondence for mailing with the United States Postal Service. In accordance with that practice, correspondenceplaced in the internal mail collection system at the Office of the Attorney General is deposited with the United States Postal Service with postage thereon fully prepaid that same day in the ordinary course of business. On April 10, 2014, I served the attached FOCUS LETTERbyplacing a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed envelopein the internal mail collection system at the Office of the Attorney General at 110 West A Street, Suite 1100, P.O. Box 85266, San Diego, CA 92186-5266, addressed as follows: Jonathan P. Milberg Attorney at Law Barrister Executive Suites 225 South Lake Avenue,3rd Floor Pasadena, CA 91101 Attorney for Appellant Alejandro Avila I declare under penalty of perjury under the lawsofthe State of California the foregoingis true and correct and that this declaration was executed on April 10, 2014, at San Diego, California. Bonnie Peak b BANARASRA Declarant Signature $D2005XS0003 70855087.doc