People v. Knowles CA1/5

Filed 3/15/24 P. v. Knowles CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FIVE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

A167792

v. RODERICK JAMES KNOWLES, (Solano County Super. Ct. No. FC36622) Defendant and Appellant.

Appellant Roderick James Knowles (appellant) appeals from the superior court’s denial of his petition for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.6.1 We affirm.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In March 1994, the Solano County District Attorney filed an information charging appellant with murder (§ 187) with allegations that he personally used a firearm (§ 12022.5) and that he committed the murder during the commission of a robbery or attempted robbery (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(17)). A jury found appellant guilty of murder and found true the…