P. v. Mejia
Following a jury trial, appellant was convicted of first degree murder and attempted carjacking. The jury found true three special circumstance allegations that the murder was committed during the commission of an attempted carjacking, an attempted robbery, and an attempted burglary (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(17)), and also found true allegations attached to each count that appellant was personally armed with and intentionally discharged a gun (§§ 12022, subd. (a)(1), 12022.53, subd. (c)). Appellant’s sentence is a determinate term of 22 years 6 months on the attempted carjacking count; on the murder count, the sentence is life without possibility of parole, plus 20 years. The sentence orders payment of various fines and fees, including a court security assessment and a restitution fine pursuant to section 1202.45.
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