P. v. Taylor CA3
A planned purse snatch turned into a double murder case when two people (Ritchie Rasmee and Sokhunthear Hin) were killed in a vehicle collision as the robbers fled the scene, a classic application of the felony-murder rule. The driver-robber (Brittney Xaviera Tamayo) pleaded guilty to two counts of voluntary manslaughter in exchange for her testimony against defendant Tevin Taylor, the robber who snatched Maria B.’s purse. The jury found defendant guilty of two counts of murder and one count of robbery. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a), 211.) The trial court sentenced defendant to prison for a total unstayed term of 50 years to life. Defendant timely filed this appeal.
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