P. v. Wheelis
In the joint trial of Antoinette L. Dokes and Rachael E. Wheelis, a jury convicted Dokes of second degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)),[1] conspiracy to commit assault with a deadly weapon (§§ 182, subd. (a)(1), 245, subd. (a)(1)) and misdemeanor vandalism, along with making a finding that Dokes personally used a deadly weapon in the commission of the murder (§ 12022, subd. (b)(1)). The jury convicted Wheelis of voluntary manslaughter (§ 192, subd. (a)) and conspiracy to commit assault with a deadly weapon (§§ 182, subd. (a)(1), 245, subd. (a)(1)). The trial court imposed a prison term of 15 years to life on Dokes, and a prison term of 11 years on Wheelis.
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