People v. Roots CA3
Opinion
Opinion
Filed 1/27/22 P. v. Roots CA3
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
(San Joaquin) ----
THE PEOPLE, C092570
Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No.
STK-CR-FE-2019-0005151)
v.
JONTELL JAYMAR ROOTS,
Defendant and Appellant.
A jury found defendant Jontell Jaymar Roots guilty of second degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a))1 with two firearm enhancements (§§ 12022.5, subd. (a), 12022.53, subd. (d)), and the trial court sentenced him to 40 years to life in prison. Defendant moved for a new trial on the ground that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. The motion was denied. On appeal, defendant contends that the trial
1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal…