People v. Cook

Opinion

SCOTT, J.

Appellant Terry Ray Cook was charged with four counts of solicitation to commit murder. (Pen. Code, § 653f, subd. (b).) After submitting the matter on the preliminary examination transcript, he was found guilty as charged. He received consecutive sentences of one year and four months on each count, with the final four months stayed pursuant to Penal Code section 1170.1, subdivision (a). These sentences were also consecutive to a term appellant is currently serving. Appellant’s primary contention is that the evidence establishes that he committed only one offense, not four. In…