By jury trial appellant Jimmy Leonard Ballard was convicted of first degree murder. (Pen. Code, § 187.) The jury also found true that a principal in the offense was armed with a firearm. (Pen. Code, § 12022, subd. (a).) Appellant was sentenced to state prison for 25 years to life plus 1 year pursuant to section 12022, subdivision (a).
The conviction was based on the felony murder rule,...
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