People v. Tran CA3
Opinion
Opinion
Filed 4/3/25 P. v. Tran CA3
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
(Sacramento) ----
THE PEOPLE, C101353
Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 95F06726)
v.
TIEN DUC TRAN,
Defendant and Appellant.
In 1996, the prosecution charged defendant Tien Duc Tran with murdering two people. The trial court did not instruct the jury on either the felony-murder rule or the natural and probable consequences doctrine. The jury found defendant guilty of first degree murder of one victim and second degree murder of the other victim.
1 In 2022, defendant filed a petition seeking to have his second degree murder conviction vacated pursuant to Penal Code1 section 1172.6. The trial court denied the petition, finding…