California v. Pacheco Docket: G059940 (Fourth Appellate District), Opinion Date: March 9, 2022. In 2008, defendant Hector Pacheco and other gang members "jumped" two people: one victim died, the other survived. A jury found Pacheco guilty of first degree murder as an aider and abettor, attempted murder, and gang participation. The jury also found true a gang special circumstance sentencing enhancement. In 2019, Pacheco filed a Penal Code section 1170.95 petition seeking to va

People v. Langi Docket: A160262 (First Appellate District), Opinion Date: January 12, 2022. In 2007, Langi was convicted of the second-degree murder of Martinez. Langi was one of four men who beat and robbed a group that included Martinez, who died after someone in Langi’s group punched him, causing him to fall and hit his head. Langi’s Penal Code section 1170.95 resentencing petition was filed before the 2021 amendment, which authorizes resentencing of persons convicted of m

People v. Porter Docket: F080921 (Fifth Appellate District), Opinion Date: January 6, 2022. Porter was driving a getaway car following the 2008 robbery of a gas station convenience store. When the car was stopped by California Highway Patrol officers, Porter’s passenger shot at the officers. The passenger was apprehended. Porter turned himself in. Porter was convicted on two counts of attempted murder of a police officer and was sentenced to two consecutive terms of life with