People v. Cooper CA1/4

Filed 3/29/24 P. v. Cooper CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FOUR

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, A168877

v. (Contra Costa County DERRICK ANTOINE COOPER, Super. Ct. No. 05-131866-6) Defendant and Appellant.

This is the fifth appeal arising from defendant Derrick Antoine Cooper’s 2014 conviction of first degree murder (Pen. Code,1 § 187), which this court affirmed in 2017. (People v. Cooper (Dec. 5, 2017, A143556) [nonpub. opn.] (Cooper I).) Cooper now appeals an order denying his petition for resentencing under section 1172.6.2 Appointed appellate counsel

1 All statutory references are to the Penal Code.

2 At the time of the proceedings below, the provision…