Legal Opinion

People v. Valenzuela

California Court of Appeal, 5th District

Decided May 9, 2018No. B280630PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChaney, J.

*84Jimmy Valenzuela appeals from the judgment entered on his conviction for two counts of first degree murder. Valenzuela contends the verdict for one of the murders is unintelligible because the jury submitted two signed verdict forms for that murder, one reflecting a guilty verdict and the other a not guilty verdict. Valenzuela also contends he should benefit from a change in the law granting trial courts the discretion to strike gun enhancements. We agree with the second contention but reject the first, and thus affirm Valenzuela's conviction but remand for resentencing.

BACKGROUND

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. People v. MitchellCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
  2. People v. BrownCalifornia Supreme Court · 2012
  3. People v. FrancisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
  4. People v. Superior Court of Riverside Cnty.California Supreme Court · 2018
  5. People v. CollinsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. JenningsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2019
  2. People v. StoutCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2019

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