People v. Sands CA1/5

Filed 3/11/26 P. v. Sands CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FIVE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, A173582 v. PHILIP LEO SANDS, (San Francisco City & County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. Nos. CRI-02131939,

SCN184929, SCN195209)

MEMORANDUM OPINION1

Philip Leo Sands was 24 years old when he committed, among other crimes, first degree murder to prevent a witness to a crime from testifying (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a), 190.2, subd. (a)(10)).2 In 2005, he was sentenced to a prison term of life without the possibility of parole for special circumstance murder. A different panel of this division affirmed the judgment on direct appeal. (People v. Sands (Oct. 31, 2008,…