People v. Hood CA2/2

Filed 4/14/22 P. v. Hood CA2/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

THE PEOPLE, B316651

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. TA071346) v.

CEDRIC DESMOND HOOD,

Defendant and Appellant.

THE COURT:

In 2003, a jury convicted Cedric Desmond Hood (defendant) of one count of murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)).1 The jury

All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise indicated. also found true the allegation that defendant personally and intentionally discharged a firearm which proximately caused great bodily injury and death (§ 12022.53, subd. (d)). The trial court sentenced defendant to state prison for 50 years to life (25 years for the murder plus 25…