People v. Jacquett CA3

BACKGROUND

“Defendant Raymond Austin Hasson Jacquett IV was convicted by a jury in a murder-for-hire case. Dr. Thomas Shock, a podiatrist, was shot multiple times in the doorway of his home in Lodi. The jury found defendant guilty of second degree murder for his role in the killing organized by codefendant Robert E. Lee (Lee) in revenge for Dr. Shock’s treatment of Lee’s wife Bonnie Lee, which Lee believed led to her suffering and death.” (Jacquett, supra, C091059.) In their brief on remand, the People asked the trial court to deny probation and reimpose the same sentence. Defendant filed a statement in mitigation with supporting exhibits challenging certain aspects of the original probation report and arguing he should be granted probation given: his lack of prior record, his limited involvement in the murder, and the five plus years he had already served. Defendant submitted an alternative resentencing report drafted by a retired probation officer. At the December 2023 resentencing hearing, the trial court explained its analysis of the applicable factors, highlighting its disagreement with certain factual discrepancies and conclusions of the alternative resentencing report…