P. v. Jones CA5
In the underlying case, appellant Stepfon Jones was charged with premeditated murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a); count 1); assault on a child under age eight resulting in death (§ 273ab, subd. (a); count 2); and felony child endangerment (§ 273a, subd. (a); count 3).
In May 2017, a jury found appellant guilty of counts 2 and 3, and the lesser offense of second degree murder in count 1. On June 27, 2017, the trial court sentenced appellant to 25 years to life in prison on count 2, and a consecutive six-year sentence on count 3. The trial court stayed the term of count 1 pursuant to section 654.
Appellant appealed. On September 18, 2020, this Court affirmed. (People v. Jones (Sept. 18, 2020, F075895) [nonpub. opn.].)
In September 2018, Governor Brown signed into law Senate Bill No. 1437 (2017-2018 Reg. Sess.) (Stats. 2018, ch. 1015, § 4). That bill, effective on January 1, 2019, added section 1170.95 to the Penal Code.
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