People v. Cardenas

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. REFUGIO RUBEN CARDENAS, Defendant and Appellant. S151493 Tulare County Superior Court VCF117251 September 4, 2025 Justice Kruger authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Guerrero and Justices Corrigan, Liu, Groban, Jenkins, and Evans concurred. PEOPLE v. CARDENAS S151493 Opinion of the Court by Kruger, J. A jury convicted defendant Refugio Ruben Cardenas of the first degree murder of Gerardo Cortez and the attempted murders of Jorge Montez and Quirino Rosales. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a), 664.) The…