P. v. Hollis CA3
In 2010, defendant Shayana Hollis’s codefendant, Marquis Greenwood, shot and killed defendant’s boyfriend during a botched armed robbery while defendant waited in the car. Originally charged with first degree murder under a theory of felony murder, defendant ultimately pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter (Pen. Code, § 192, subd. (a)) and admitted that she was a principal who was armed during the commission of the offense (§ 12022, subd. (a)(1)). The trial court sentenced defendant to a stipulated 12-year prison term.
In 2019, defendant petitioned the trial court for resentencing pursuant to section 1170.95. The trial court denied the petition, concluding defendant was not convicted of murder and thus was not eligible for relief under the statute. Defendant appealed the trial court’s denial of her petition, arguing it erred when it ruled that her voluntary manslaughter conviction bars her from relief.
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