People v. Suatele CA4/2

Filed 2/26/25 P. v. Suatele CA4/2

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, E083993

v. (Super.Ct.No. FSB21002355)

ANTHONY NIUALAMA SUATELE, OPINION

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from the Superior Court of San Bernardino County. Ronald M.

Christianson, Judge. (Retired Judge of the San Bernardino Super. Ct. assigned by the

Chief Justice pursuant to art. VI, § 6 of the Cal. Const.) Affirmed.

Kristen Owen, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and

Appellant.

No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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In this Anders/Wende matter,1 defendant and appellant Anthony Niualama Suatele

appeals from the jury’s verdict convicting him of first degree murder for shooting the

victim to death. (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a).) The jury also found true three firearm

enhancement allegations. (Pen. Code, § 12022.53, subds. (b), (c), (d).) Following a

bench trial in which the trial court found several aggravating factors to be true, the court