Jasso
People v. Jasso
Opinion
Opinion
Kruger, J.
Opinion of the Court by Kruger, J.
A jury convicted defendant Christopher Guy Jasso of the first degree murder of Carlos Cardona. (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a).) The jury found true the special circumstance that Jasso murdered Cardona in furtherance of a robbery. (Id., §§ 190.2, subd. (a)(17), 211.) The jury also found true allegations that Jasso had personally used a firearm in the commission of the crime and personally and intentionally discharged a firearm, causing great bodily injury or death. (Id., §§ 1192.7, subd. (c)(8), 12022.5, subd. (a), 12022.53, subd. (d).) At the penalty phase, the jury returned a verdict of death. The trial court sentenced Jasso to death. The court also imposed a consecutive prison term of 25 years to life on the discharge of a firearm enhancement and imposed and stayed a term of four years on the personal use of a firearm enhancement. This appeal is automatic. (Id., § 1239, subd. (b).) We affirm the judgment of death, but remand for the limited purpose of allowing the trial court to consider whether to strike the firearm enhancements under the terms of Senate Bill No. 620 (2017–2018 Reg. Sess.), which was enacted after judgment was rendered in this…