P. v. Acuna CA3
A jury found defendant David Acuna guilty of first degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a); unless otherwise set forth, statutory references that follow are to the Penal Code) and arson of an inhabited dwelling (§ 451, subd. (b)). The jury also found true the allegations that defendant personally used a deadly and dangerous weapon during the commission of the murder, i.e., a knife (§ 12022, subd. (b)(1)), and used a device designed to accelerate the fire or delay ignition (§ 451.1, subd. (a)(5)). The trial court sentenced defendant to an aggregate term of 39 years to life.
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