People v. Lam Thanh Nguyen

Opinion

LIU, J.

On January 28, 1999, defendant Lam Thanh Nguyen was sentenced to death for murdering Sang Due Nguyen and Tuan Pham. This appeal is automatic. (Pen. Code, § 1239, subd. (b); further undesignated statutory references are to this code.) We strike the sentence enhancements under section 186.22, subdivision (b)(1) from the sentences imposed for actively participating in a gang in counts 3, 5, 7, 10, and 14. In all other respects, including the death sentence, we affirm the judgment.

I. Facts and Background

Defendant was charged in an amended information filed on May 4, 1998, in Orange…