People v. Griffin CA4/3

FACTS

I. Procedural History

In a first amended information, appellant and Aaron Jackson were charged with the murder and attempted robbery of Maher Yousef on July 1, 2016. It was alleged as a special circumstance that the murder was committed during the attempted robbery, and that the defendants each personally used a firearm during the commission of the attempted robbery. It was further alleged both defendants suffered a prior strike conviction under the Three Strikes law and a prior serious felony conviction. The case against appellant and Jackson was consolidated with the case against Jeffrey Tuli, who was charged with the same crimes in a separately filed information. The consolidated case was tried before two juries.

2 On March 24, 2022, an Orange County jury found appellant guilty of murder and found true the allegation he was a “major participant with reckless indifference to human life while engaged in the commission or attempted commission” of robbery. It found appellant guilty of attempted robbery and found true the personal firearm use enhancement. The jury made the same findings with respect to Jackson. A different jury convicted Tuli of first degree murder, and…