P. v. Torres
Defendants were charged with several counts of murder, attempted murder, and firearm and drug possession, although not every count was alleged against all defendants. Before trial, the court denied Torres' and Ortiz' motions to suppress evidence. (Pen. Code, S 1538.5; all further undesignated section references are to the Penal Code.) Thereafter, also before trial, as part of a plea bargain, Ortiz pleaded no contest to one second degree murder and admitted that he personally used a handgun during the murder. (SS 187, subd. (a), 189; 12022.53, subd. (b).) After trial, pursuant to the plea bargain, the court imposed an aggregate 25 years to life sentence on Ortiz and dismissed the other 8 charges pending against him.
As to Ortiz, the judgment is affirmed in its entirety. As to Torres and Coreas, their convictions on count 7 are reversed, their sentences are vacated, and the case is remanded for a new trial on that count only and resentencing. In all other respects, the judgment as to Torres and Coreas is affirmed.
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