P. v. Thao CA3
On February 1, 2007, defendant pled no contest to first degree murder (§ 187, subd. (a)), and admitted the enhancement allegation that a principal in the crime was armed with a firearm (§ 12022, subd. (a)).
A. Plea and Sentence
The factual basis for defendant’s plea was as follows:
On November 21, 2005, “defendant . . . along with her codefendants Simona Saechao, Y[e]ng Yang, and Bee Vue went to the Gold Star motel. [¶] There was a plan for the four of them to commit a robbery on . . . Mai Vang and . . . Bee Lee. [¶] When they arrived at the motel, the victim, Mai Vang, was seated in a pick-up truck. [¶] Mr. Vue and Mr. Yang . . . approached the vehicle with guns. Mr. Vue . . . contact[ed] . . . the victim, Mai Vang, [and] demanded his wallet. [¶] When Mr. Vang said he did not have a wallet, Mr. Vue pulled Mr. Vang out of the car, at which time a struggle ensued over the gun. Mr. Vue shot the gun three times, killing the victim, Mr. Vang.
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