People v. Dungo12/12/12 SC

Filed 12/12/

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA

THE PEOPLE, )

) Plaintiff and Respondent, ) ) S176886 v. ) ) Ct.App. 3 C055923

REYNALDO SANTOS DUNGO, )

) San Joaquin County Defendant and Appellant. ) Super. Ct. No. SF100023A ___________________________________ )

ORDER MODIFYING OPINION AND

DENYING PETITION FOR REHEARING

THE COURT:

The opinion in this case, filed October 15, 2012, and appearing at 55 Cal.4th 608, is modified as follows: 1. The third full paragraph of text on page 613 of 55 Cal.4th is modified to read:

The police arrested defendant, and he eventually admitted killing Pina. He said: After he and Pina left the Torres‘s home the night of April 14, 2006, they argued at Pina‘s home. Pina told him to leave and began throwing some of his belongings in a box. She punched defendant lightly on the chin, pushed him, and threw some children‘s toys at him. He grabbed her by the throat and strangled her. He then wrapped her body in a blanket, put it in her SUV, and drove around aimlessly, eventually abandoning the SUV…