People v. Medrano
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In this case, the defendant, Vincent Medrano, appealed an order denying his second Penal Code section 1172.6 petition for resentencing. Medrano had been convicted in 1991 of two counts of first degree murder, two counts of attempted first degree murder, and one count of conspiracy to commit first degree murder. He was sentenced to prison for 50 years to life plus one year for a firearm enhancement. In 2019, he filed his first section 1172.6 petition, which was denied and affirmed on appeal. He then filed a second section 1172.6 petition, which was also denied, prompting this appeal.
The Court of Appeal of the State of California affirmed the denial of Medrano's second resentencing petition. The court concluded that its earlier decision that relief under section 1172.6 is unavailable to a petitioner concurrently convicted of first degree murder and conspiracy to commit first degree murder involving the same victim represented the law of the case. This holding conclusively established at the prima facie stage that Medrano was not entitled to resentencing based on his second 1172.6 petition. The court found that any new evidence that Medrano could introduce at a potential hearing would not affect this principle of law. Therefore, the court affirmed the order denying Medrano's resentencing petition.
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