People v. Brown CA2/6

Filed 6/6/22 P. v. Brown CA2/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SIX

THE PEOPLE, 2d Crim. No. B313400 (Super. Ct. No. A018846) Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County)

v.

CHARLES STEVEN BROWN,

Defendant and Appellant.

Charles Steven Brown appeals from a postjudgment order denying his petition for resentencing on his 1978 murder conviction under Penal Code section 1170.95.1 Appellant contends, and the People concede, that the trial court erred in

All statutory references are to the Penal Code. References

to section 1170.95 are to the version in effect when the trial court ruled on the petition. (Stats. 2018, ch. 1015, § 4.) The statute was further amended effective January 1, 2022 pursuant to…