People v. Slaughter CA4/3

background purposes and to provide context for the parties’ arguments.” (People v. Flores (2022) 76 Cal.App.5th 974, 978, fn. 2.) To the extent necessary to render our decision, we consider the procedural history of the prior appeal, as permitted by the statute. (§ 1172.6, subd. (d)(3).)

3 Some of these counts involved other crimes committed by Slaughter that are unrelated to the attempted murder convictions at issue in this appeal.

3 criminal threats, modified the judgment to reflect convictions for attempted criminal threats on those counts, reversed the true finding of great bodily injury on one of the attempted murder counts, and remanded the case for 4 resentencing. In all other respects, the judgment was affirmed.

II.

PETITION FOR RESENTENCING AT PRIMA FACIE STAGE

In March 2022, Slaughter filed a petition for resentencing, alleging he was eligible for relief under section 1172.6 and requesting appointment of counsel. Slaughter’s petition alleged that “[an] . . . information . . . was filed against [him] that allowed the prosecution to proceed under a theory of felony murder, murder under the natural and probable consequences doctrine or other theory under which malice…