Muhammad

People v. Muhammad

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaDecember 9, 2024B334294California4,489 words

Opinion

Opinion

Adams, J.

Filed 12/9/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE, B334294

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BA453413) v.

WENDALL PORTER MUHAMMAD,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Mark S. Arnold, Judge. Affirmed. Jonathan E. Demson, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Susan Sullivan Pithey, Assistant Attorney General, Steven D. Matthews and Michael J. Wise, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent. ‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ In 2018, defendant and appellant Wendall Porter Muhammad pled no contest to attempted murder. Muhammad now appeals from an order denying his petition for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.6.1 The record of conviction establishes that Muhammad is ineligible for resentencing as a matter of law. The only murder theory indicated by the record of conviction is that Muhammad was convicted as a direct perpetrator of the…

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