People v. Chhuon & Pan

Summary

The court upheld Chhuon's judgment except for vacating his gang enhancement, but reversed Pan's judgment in its entirety because counsel violated Pan's autonomy to maintain his innocence by conceding guilt over his express objection. The court rejected challenges to joinder, ex post facto application of the joinder statute, vicinage, severance, admission of other-crimes evidence, witness unavailability, and the sufficiency of evidence. It treated the concession as structural error affecting all of Pan's convictions and associated findings.