People v. Payne CA5

Filed 9/21/21 P. v. Payne CA5

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE,

F079012

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. Nos. SUF20408 & v. SUF20409)

RANDY LYNN PAYNE,

OPINION

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Merced County. Mark V. Bacciarini, Judge.

Richard M. Doctoroff, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Xavier Becerra, Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Michael P. Farrell, Assistant Attorney General, Carlos A. Martinez and Catherine Tennant Nieto, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent. -ooOoo- Randy Lynn Payne (defendant) is serving a prison term of 25 years to life imposed under the original version…