People v. Payne CA5

Filed 5/10/24 P. v. Payne CA5

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE,

F085863 & F085865

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. Nos. SUF20408 & v. SUF20409)

RANDY LYNN PAYNE,

OPINION

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEALS from a judgment of the Superior Court of Merced County. Mark V. Bacciarini, Judge.

Three Strikes Project, Stanford Law School and Michael S. Romano for Defendant and Appellant. Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Michael P. Farrell, Assistant Attorney General, Darren K. Indermill and Catherine Tennant Nieto, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent. -ooOoo- Randy Lynn Payne (defendant) is serving a prison term of 25 years to life imposed under the…