People v. Molina CA1/2

Filed 10/22/21 P. v. Molina CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, A159796

v. (Contra Costa County HECTOR DAVID MOLINA, Super. Ct. No. 50809020) aka HECTOR DAVID

BETANCES MOLINA,

HECTOR MOLINA-

BETANCES, HECTOR D.

MOLINA,

Defendant and Appellant.

In 2018, the Legislature enacted a measure that curtailed the scope of the felony murder rule and the natural and probable consequences liability for murder. (Pen. Code, §1170.95 as amended by Stats. 2018, ch. 1015, § 4.) It also established a procedure, set out in Penal Code section 1170.95 (section 1170.95), whereby persons convicted of murder under the…