People v. Fletes CA6

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On January 13, 2019, at approximately 1:00 a.m., Matthew Cintas went to a friend’s apartment.1 Cintas was under the influence of methamphetamine and PCP.

1 These facts are taken from the probation report and other materials prepared for Fletes’s sentencing. Fletes and a number of other people were at the apartment. Cintas got into a physical fight with people inside, including Fletes. Cintas was forced out of the apartment and subsequently fired a bullet at the closed front door. A few minutes later, Cintas and Fletes encountered each other outside. Fletes shot Cintas multiple times.2 Cintas was armed when he was killed; his gun was found tucked into the waistband of his pants. Fletes fled the scene. On February 8, 2019, Fletes was charged by complaint with one count of murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)).3 On November 18, 2020, the district attorney filed an amended complaint, which altered count 1 to a charge of voluntary manslaughter (§ 192, subd. (a)), with an allegation that Fletes had personally used a firearm in the commission of the crime (§ 12022.5, subd. (a)). Pursuant to a written plea agreement, Fletes entered a plea of no contest…