People v. Meza CA5

INTRODUCTION

In 1996, a jury convicted petitioner Alicia Rosina Meza of the first degree murder of Isidro Soto Cardinas (Pen. Code,1 § 187, subd. (a), count 1).2 On count 1, the jury found true the special circumstance that petitioner committed the murder while engaged in the commission or attempted commission of robbery. (§ 190.2, former subd. (a)(17)(i)). For this offense, the trial court sentenced petitioner to a term of life in prison without the possibility of parole. (People v. Meza (Oct. 30, 1997, F025822) [nonpub. opn.] (Meza).) In 2019, petitioner filed a petition for resentencing on her murder conviction pursuant to section 1170.95. The trial court summarily denied the petition without providing a statement of reasons. In this appeal from the trial court’s order, her counsel has filed a brief that summarizes the facts of the case, raises no issues, and asks this court to independently review the record. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende).) Petitioner did not file a supplemental brief. We affirm the trial court’s order denying resentencing relief pursuant to section 1170.95.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The facts are from our unpublished opinion in…