People v. Coleman CA3

Filed 9/28/22 P. v. Coleman CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

THE PEOPLE, C094465

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 05F03498)

v.

RAYMOND NELSON COLEMAN,

Defendant and Appellant.

In 2006, a jury found defendant Raymond Nelson Coleman committed murder during a robbery. Later, the Legislature created a path for relief for defendants who had previously been convicted of murder on a felony-murder theory but who could not have been convicted under a narrowed scope of the felony-murder rule. Defendant sought such relief, but the trial court ruled he was ineligible as a matter of law. On appeal, defendant argues the trial court erred. In light of our Supreme Court’s recent…