People v. Godines CA3

BACKGROUND

In 2014, defendant was convicted of first degree murder with a felony-murder special circumstance, attempted robbery, and first degree burglary. Several firearm enhancements also were found true and defendant was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, plus 30 years to life. In an unpublished opinion filed in 2018, this court affirmed that judgment. (People v. Godines (July 25, 2018, C078214) [nonpub. opn.].)

1 This court described the underlying facts of defendant’s crimes as follows: Defendant “opened the door to the bedroom where [his codefendant] was dancing for [the victim] and turned on the lights. He pointed a gun at [the victim] and demanded to know where [the victim] kept his money. [The victim] moved toward the door and [defendant] fatally shot [the victim] in the chest. [Defendant] then told [his codefendant] to ‘[f]ind the money’ before he ran out of the apartment. [His codefendant] also ran out of the apartment and followed [defendant] and [a second codefendant] to the car.” (People v. Godines, supra, C078214.) On January 4, 2021, defendant petitioned the trial court for resentencing pursuant to section 1170.95. The trial court appointed…