P. v. Mendibles CA4/1
A first amended information alleged that defendant Mark Ruben Mendibles committed the first degree murder of Hector Francisco Garcia (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a) & 189); that the murder was committed while defendant was an active participant in a criminal street gang and was carried out to further the activities of the gang (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(22)); that the murder also was committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, and in association with, a criminal street gang, with the intent to promote, further, and assist in criminal conduct by gang members (§ 186.22, subd. ((b)(1)(C)); and that defendant had two prior strikes (§§ 1170.12, subds. (a)-(d) & 667, subds. (b)-(i)) and two prior convictions (§ 667.5, subd. (b)). A jury found defendant guilty as charged and found the gang allegations true. The court sentenced defendant to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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