Krueger

Filed 11/12/25 (unmodified opn. attached)

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

THE PEOPLE, A171137

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Napa County v. Super. Ct. No. CR169462)

SARA LYNN KRUEGER, ORDER MODIFYING OPINION

AND DENYING REHEARING

Defendant and Appellant. [NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT]

BY THE COURT:

It is ordered that the opinion filed herein on October 21, 2025, be modified as follows: On page 14, in line 5 of the paragraph beginning “In any event,” the word “recognized” is deleted and is replaced with the word “explained” so the sentence will now read “But our high court has explained that first degree murder . . . .” On page 15, at the end of line 4, the sentence beginning “Thus, the jury finding that Krueger had the mental state required . . . .” is deleted and replaced with the following: Here, the jury was instructed it could find Krueger guilty of first degree murder by torture only if it found “she acted willfully, deliberately, and with premeditation intended to inflict extreme and…