P. v. Cooper CA4/1
In 2008, a jury convicted Meikel Jerome Cooper of second degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)) and attempted voluntary manslaughter (§§ 664 & 187). The jury also found Cooper personally discharged a firearm causing death or great bodily injury as to the murder count (§ 12022.53, subd. (c)) and a similar enhancement under section 12022.53, subdivision (a) as to the attempted manslaughter count. Cooper was sentenced to an indeterminate term of 42 years in prison.
Cooper appealed and this court affirmed his convictions in an unpublished opinion, People v. Cooper, D058080 (Mar. 8, 2011).
In 2019, Cooper filed a petition for resentencing under section 1170.95. The court appointed counsel, and held a hearing at which the following comments were made:
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