People v. Tooker CA1/1

Filed 11/6/24 P. v. Tooker CA1/1 Opinion following transfer from Supreme Court

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

A163332

v. CHARLES TOOKER, (Marin County Super. Ct. No. SC197709A) Defendant and Appellant.

This is our fourth opinion involving defendant Charles Tooker, whose case has been affected by a series of ameliorative criminal laws that took effect after his sentencing. In 2018, a jury convicted him of attempted murder, criminal threats, and other crimes after he brutally attacked and stabbed his ex-girlfriend, M.A. The trial court sentenced him to 16 years in prison, and the following year, this court affirmed the judgment. (People v. Tooker (Dec. 9, 2019, A154181) [nonpub. opn.].) In…