People v. Quintero

Filed 12/31/24 CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION* IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FIVE THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, A165276 v. CHRISTIAN ALEJANDRO MAY (Sonoma County QUINTERO, Super. Ct. No. SCR7167881) Defendant and Appellant. THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, A165277 v. FREDI ANALBERTO LOPEZ- (Sonoma County FLORES, Super. Ct. No. SCR7167882) Defendant and Appellant. In the published portion of this opinion, we conclude that the prosecution’s use of the race-neutral terms “monsters” and “predators” in closing argument did not…