People v. Thongvilay

Opinion

HOLLENHORST, Acting P. J.

This is a joint appeal by defendants Pamot Joey Thongvilay (herein Thongvilay) and Done Naly (herein Naly) whom separate juries found guilty of first degree murder in connection with the death of Joann Jacobs (herein Ms. Jacobs) who was killed in an automobile collision with defendants. The murder was prosecuted on a felony-murder theory, specifically, that the death occurred in the course of an automobile burglary in which defendants stole the radio from a car and were pursued by the boyfriend of the owner of the burglarized car. In an effort to evade his…