People v. Wilson CA3

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

In 2014, the People charged defendant with (among other offenses) the murders of Tommy Burton and Michael Forsyth. (§ 187, subd. (a).) Defendant ultimately pleaded guilty to two counts of voluntary manslaughter (§ 192, subd. (a)), two counts of robbery (§ 212.5), two counts of residential burglary (§ 459), two counts of arson (§ 451, subd. (b)), two counts of assault with a firearm (§ 245, subd. (a)(2)), and being an accessory to murder after the fact (§ 32). Defendant also admitted to firearm use enhancements (§ 12022, subd. (a)(1)) and to robbery in concert (§ 213, subd. (a)(1)(A)).2 The trial court sentenced defendant to 26 years eight months in prison. In 2022, defendant petitioned for resentencing under what is now section 1172.6. The trial court issued an order to show cause and set the matter for an evidentiary hearing. Prior to the hearing, the parties stipulated to several facts and to the admission of: (1) excerpted transcripts of two statements defendant made to detectives; and (2) a transcript of defendant’s testimony in the case of People v. Byron Willis (Case No. 14F0739). According to this evidence, defendant met Forsyth at a property in…