P. v. Butler CA6
Defendant Regina Louise Butler appeals from a judgment entered after a jury found her guilty of first degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187). The jury also found that defendant personally used a deadly weapon in the commission of the offense (Pen. Code, § 12022, subd. (b)(1)). In a bifurcated proceeding, the trial court found that defendant had two prior convictions within the meaning of the “Three Strikes” law (Pen. Code, §§ 667, subds. (b)-(i), 1170.12) and two prior serious felony convictions (Pen. Code, § 667, subd. (a)). The trial court sentenced defendant to 75 years to life in prison consecutive to an 11-year term. On appeal, defendant contends: there was insufficient evidence of premeditation and deliberation to support her first degree murder conviction; and the prosecutor committed misconduct. We reject these contentions and affirm the judgment.
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