People v. Hughes CA5

Filed 8/22/24 P. v. Hughes CA5

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE,

F085448

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. VCF358027) v.

JOSEPH ALLEN HUGHES, OPINION Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Tulare County. Nathan G. Leedy, Judge. Mark David Greenberg, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Michael P. Farrell, Assistant Attorney General, Louis M. Vasquez, Amanda D. Cary, Lewis A. Martinez, and Hannah Janigian Chavez, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent. -ooOoo- In 2006, defendant Joseph Allen Hughes (Hughes) killed his wife, Sonia Hughes (Sonia).…