P. v. White CA4/9
The key phrase in this appeal is “reckless indifference to human life.” As we shall explain, this is an appropriate description of appellant Lavell White’s mental state during the attempted robbery and shooting death of Terrence Richardson.
Lavell Calvin White and Ali Abdul Mohammed appeal from the judgment after a jury convicted them of first degree murder (count 1) and found true the special circumstance that they committed the murder while engaged in an attempted robbery. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a); 190.2, subd. (a)(17).) The jury found not true the allegation that Mohammed intentionally and personally discharged a firearm in the commission of the murder. (§ 12022.53, subd. (d).) The trial court sentenced White and Mohammed to prison for life without parole (LWOP) and imposed various fines and assessments.
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