P. v. Namauu CA6
Appellants Jonah Kaleikaumaka Namauu and Brandon Aaron Thomas appeal from judgments entered after a jury found them guilty of first degree murder with a special circumstance and other crimes related to a shooting in which Namauu fired a gun from Thomas’s car into another car with two occupants, killing the driver.
Between their two appeals, Namauu and Thomas raise multiple claims of error. Stated broadly, they separately or jointly challenge the trial court’s admission or exclusion of certain evidence, the trial court’s denial of Thomas’s suppression motion, the sufficiency of the evidence regarding their participation in a criminal street gang, and certain aspects of their sentences, including the fines and fees imposed on them.
For Namauu, we vacate his sentence and remand his case to allow the trial court to exercise its discretion whether to strike Namauu’s prior serious felony enhancement. We also direct the trial court to strike Namauu’s prior prison term enhancement
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