P. v. Lao CA3
In 2005, a jury found defendant Houa Lao guilty of first degree murder and found true the special circumstance the intentional murder was perpetrated by means of discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle at a person outside the vehicle with the intent to inflict death. Defendant appeals the denial of his petition for resentencing pursuant to Penal Code section 1170.95. His attorney filed a brief stating the facts of the case and asking this court to review the record and determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) After considering defendant’s supplemental brief, which raises issues that could have been raised in his original direct appeal, we affirm.
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