People v. King CA4/2

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaFebruary 29, 2024E082157California2,462 words

Opinion

Opinion

I.

INTRODUCTION

John Doe C.S., Jane Doe C.S., and John Doe I.D. were standing outside of a liquor

store when defendant and appellant, Dion Martell King, shot several rounds at them from

the passenger seat of a nearby car. Defendant appeals from a postjudgment order 1 denying his petition for resentencing of his attempted murder convictions (Pen. Code,

§§ 664/187, subd. (a); counts 1 & 3) under section 1172.6 (formerly section 1170.95).

Appointed counsel has filed a brief under the authority of People v. Delgadillo (2022)

Cal.5th 216 (Delgadillo), requesting this court to conduct an independent review of the

record. In addition, defendant has had an opportunity to file a supplemental brief with

this court and has done so. We have considered defendant’s arguments and affirm the

trial court’s potsjudgment order summarily denying defendant’s section 1172.6 petition.

(Delgadillo, supra, at pp. 231-232.)

II.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

John Doe C.S., Jane Doe, and John Doe I.D., who are Hispanic, were socializing

by themselves behind a liquor store when they heard gunshots. Jane Doe got down onto

the ground and saw flashes from a gun fired from the passenger…

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