People v. Diaz CA2/6

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJune 2, 2025B335366California3,014 words

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Baltodano, J.

Filed 6/2/25 P. v. Diaz CA2/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SIX

THE PEOPLE, 2d Crim. No. B335366 (Super. Ct. No. SB126040) Plaintiff and Respondent, (Santa Barbara County)

v.

JULIA RODRIGUEZ DIAZ,

Defendant and Appellant.

Julia Rodriguez Diaz appeals from the order summarily denying her petition for resentencing (Pen. Code,1 § 1172.6). She contends she is eligible for an evidentiary hearing because the jury may have convicted her of first degree murder based on the natural and probable consequences doctrine. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In 1979, Diaz was convicted by a jury of first degree murder (§ 187, subd. (a); count 3). The jury found true an enhancement

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