Rounds

STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In February 1983, Rounds pled guilty to one count of second degree murder (§ 187, subd. (a)) and one count of attempted murder (§§ 187, subd. (a), 664, subd. (a)). The trial court sentenced him to an indefinite term of 15 years to life, plus a concurrent definite term of seven years. The court also imposed and stayed two two-year firearm sentencing enhancements. Twenty-seven years later, in 2010, Rounds was found suitable for parole, and he was paroled on August 3, 2010. Rounds was discharged from parole on October 3, 2014.

1 All further statutory references are to the Penal Code.

2 Seven years after being discharged from parole, and more than 38 years after committing the underlying crimes, Rounds filed a petition for a certificate of rehabilitation and pardon on December 27, 2021. A public defender was appointed to represent him, but a later request by Rounds to represent himself was granted. In February 2022, the trial court referred the matter to the district attorney for a background investigation. The investigative report from the district attorney’s office was filed with 2 the court in October 2022. It concluded Rounds was…