What are the consequences of a jury finding that a defendant guilty of a charge of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree arson?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Contreras, B310571 (Cal. App. 2021):
The trial court sentenced defendant to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole on the murder count, a consecutive life sentence on the attempted murder count, and stayed an eight-year concurrent sentence on the arson count pursuant to section 654. We affirmed the judgment. (People v. Contreras (Jan. 3, 2003, B153422) [non-pub. opn.].)
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