P. v. Valenzuela CA6
In 2003, a jury convicted defendant Jaime Valenzuela of second degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187) under alternate aiding and abetting theories including the natural and probable consequences doctrine. The jury also found that defendant committed the offense for the benefit of, at the direction of, and in association with a criminal street gang (§ 186.22, subd. (b)(1)). The superior court sentenced defendant to 15 years to life consecutive to a 10-year determinate term for the gang enhancement. In 2004, this court affirmed the judgment in case No. H025810.
In 2019, defendant filed a petition for resentencing pursuant to section 1170.95, which was enacted by the Legislature through its passage of Senate Bill No. 1437 (2017 2018 Reg. Sess.) (Senate Bill 1437). (Stats. 2018, ch. 1015, § 4.)
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