People v. Pink CA5

INTRODUCTION

In 2014, a jury convicted appellant Dvontae Larome Pink of numerous crimes following separate shootings in 2013. His convictions included first degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a);1 count 8); attempted first degree murder (§§ 664/187, subd, (a); count 2); discharging a firearm from a vehicle at a person (§ 26100, subd. (c); count 1); shooting at various occupied vehicles (§ 246; counts 4, 5, 6 and 9); and conspiracy to commit murder (§ 182, subd. (a)(1); count 14). The jury found true that appellant committed these crimes to benefit a criminal street gang, and numerous firearm enhancements were also found true. As stated by the trial court, appellant received an aggregated sentence of “life without the possibility of parole [LWOP], plus 25 years to life, plus 15 years to life, plus 25 years to life, plus 32 years to life, plus 27 years to life, plus 27 years to life, plus 27 years to life, plus seven years.” In 2017, this court issued an opinion in which we affirmed much of appellant’s judgment. (People v. Pink (May 19, 2017, F070488) [nonpub. opn.] [opn. mod. June 19, 2017].) However, based on insufficient evidence, we reversed a conviction for receiving a…