People v. Birelas CA6

Filed 7/6/22 P. v. Birelas CA6

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE, H049139

(Santa Cruz County Plaintiff and Respondent, Super. Ct. No. F13131)

v.

MOISES ISAAC BIRELAS,

Defendant and Appellant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

We resolve this case by memorandum opinion under California Standards of Judicial Administration, Title 8, Standard 8.1. (See also People v. Garcia (2002) 97 Cal.App.4th 847, 853–855.) Defendant Moises Birelas was convicted of first degree murder in 2007. The jury found true a felony murder special circumstances allegation that Birelas was a major participant in an attempted robbery causing the victim’s death and acted with reckless indifference to human life. He was sentenced to life without…