PEOPLE v. CORTES

No. B312185.

75 Cal.App.5th 198 (2022)

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. BENITO CORTES, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Five.

February 15, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric R. Larson , under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Rob Bonta , Attorney General, Lance E. Winters , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Susan Sullivan Pithey , Assistant Attorney General, Amanda V. Lopez and Stephanie A. Miyoshi , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

In 2007, defendant and appellant Benito Cortes was convicted of one count of first degree murder and one count of premeditated attempted murder. In 2020, Cortes filed a petition pursuant to Senate Bill No. 1437 (2017-2018 Reg. Sess.) (Senate Bill 1437) and Penal...

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