People v. Cassidy CA1/2

BACKGROUND

More than a decade ago, a jury found Cassidy guilty of first degree murder, home-invasion robbery in concert with others, first degree residential burglary, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The jury found not true allegations that he personally used a firearm and personally inflicted great bodily injury. (People v. Cassidy (June 13, 2012, A131029) [nonpub. opn.] 2012 WL 2126958.) The murder victim, Jody Reynolds, was a known marijuana and methamphetamine dealer. Cassidy and three other men drove to the victim’s trailer with at least three firearms. The four men “robbed Reynolds, inflicted blunt force trauma to his face, and killed him with two shots” from two different firearms—a handgun and a rifle. (Ibid.) In February 2019, Cassidy, representing himself, filed a petition for resentencing under Penal Code section 1170.95.2 In May 2019, Charles Carbone appeared as Cassidy’s attorney of record. In June 2020, the trial court issued an order to show cause and scheduled a status hearing. At a status hearing in February 2021 to discuss procedures for the “show cause” evidentiary hearing, Cassidy’s attorney Carbone stated that his client wanted to file…