People v. Meador CA2/2

Filed 7/16/15 P. v. Meador CA2/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

THE PEOPLE, B261953

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. A024346) v.

GORDON DALE MEADOR,

Defendant and Appellant.

THE COURT:*

Defendant Gordon Dale Meador pled guilty in 1982 to burglary, robbery, and first 1 degree murder (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 190.2, subd. (a)(17), 211, 459), and was sentenced to life without possibility of parole. Thirty years later, defendant filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus requesting DNA testing pursuant to section 1405, and the trial court appointed counsel to investigate and if appropriate, file a motion for DNA testing. Counsel determined that the…