P. v. Ford
A jury convicted Deron Ford of first degree murder (Pen. Code, 187, subd. (a))[1]and found that he personally used a firearm, discharged a firearm and caused death with a firearm ( 12022.53, subds. (b)-(d)). The court found that Ford committed the offense for the benefit of a gang. ( 186.22, subd. (b)(1). The court sentenced Ford to prison for 60 years to life: 25 years to life for murder, plus 25 years to life for the enhancement under section 12022.53, subdivision (d), plus 10 years consecutive for the gang enhancement. The court stayed the enhancements under section 12022.53, subdivisions (b) and (c), pursuant to section 654. The court also imposed direct victim restitution under section 1202.4, subdivision (f), joint and several with Ford's codefendants. Ford appeals, contending: (1) the 10-year gang enhancement should be reversed and a 15-year minimum parole eligibility term imposed in its place; (2) the abstract of judgment should be amended to reflect joint and several liability; and (3) the court should have either stricken or not imposed the enhancements under section 12022.53, subdivisions (b) and (c), rather than staying them. Court affirm the judgment as modified.
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