P. v. Cook CA4/1
A jury convicted Timothy John Cook of second degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)), and found true an allegation that in the commission of the murder he personally used a deadly and dangerous weapon, to wit a knife or sharp object (§ 12022, subd. (b)(1)). Timothy separately admitted he had suffered two serious felony convictions (§§ 667, subd. (a)(1), 668, and 1192.7, subd. (c)) and two prior strike convictions (§§ 667, subd. (b)-(i), 668, and 1170.12).
The court sentenced Timothy to 56 years to life in prison as follows:
15 years to life on the second degree murder charge, tripled to 45 years under the “Three Strikes” law, five years each for the two serious felony strikes, and a one-year enhancement for the weapon use allegation. The court struck a prior prison term enhancement.
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