I concur in the judgment.
I write separately to note that, although I generally concur in the opinion of the court, I do not join in any implication of approval in its reference to *115the opinion of the court in the companion case of People v. Blakeley (2000) 23 Cal.4th 82 [96 Cal.Rptr.2d 451, 999 P.2d 675], in which I have authored a dissenting opinion.
Appellant’s petition for a rehearing was denied July 19, 2000.