People v. Ward CA3

Filed 4/20/22 P. v. Ward CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

THE PEOPLE, C092831

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 06F05635)

v.

JEFFREY D. WARD,

Defendant and Appellant.

In 2006, a jury found defendant Jeffrey D. Ward guilty of first degree murder. It also found true the special circumstance the intentional murder was perpetrated by means of discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle intentionally at a person outside the vehicle with the intent to inflict death. Defendant appeals the denial of his petition for resentencing pursuant to Penal Code section 1170.95.1 He contends the trial court erred by summarily denying his petition without issuing an order to show cause. We…