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Modification: People v. Carter

Ruling by

Patricia Guerrero

Lower Court

San Bernardino County Superior Court

Lower Court Judge

Shahla S. Sabet

Multiple punishments were justified under Penal Code Section 654 when it was reasonable to find defendant's objective in robbing victim was independent of his objective in murdering him.





Court

California Courts of Appeal 4DCA/1

Cite as

2019 DJDAR 4326

Published

May 21, 2019

Filing Date

May 17, 2019

Opinion Type

Modification

Disposition Type

Affirmed


THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

STEVEN DAVID JAMES CARTER et al.,

Defendants and Appellants.

 

No. D073865

(Super. Ct. No. FWV1202970)

California Courts of Appeal

Fourth Appellate District

Division One

Filed May 17, 2019

 

THE COURT:

 

It is ordered that the opinion filed herein on April 29, 2019, be modified as follows:

On page 3, the sentence beginning, "Carter and Hall both admitted," is deleted and the following sentence is inserted in its place:

Carter and Hall both admitted they agreed to help Carter's cousin, Aaron A., and another person named Albert T., break into the home of Brandon P. to steal marijuana plants, although they both denied participating in the actual break-in.

 

There is no change in the judgment.

Appellant's petition for rehearing is denied.

 

 

IRION, Acting P. J.

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