People v. Gaono CA4/1

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COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THE PEOPLE, D085614

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. SCN222540) v.

MEKI GAONO,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Peter C. Deddeh, Judge. Affirmed. Laura Beth Arnold, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent. In 2009, a jury found Meki Gaono guilty of the premeditated murder of a police officer (count 1) and the assault of a second police officer with a firearm (count 2), with gang and firearm enhancements found true as to both counts. He was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole plus an additional 61 years to life on the enhancements. His conviction was affirmed on direct appeal. In 2016 Gaono successfully petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, and his sentence was vacated. Thereafter his case was certified to juvenile court

for a hearing pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 707. After the hearing, the juvenile court transferred the matter to the adult criminal

court of the Superior Court for resentencing.1 On February 11, 2025, as to count 1, Gaono was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, together with an indeterminate term of 25 years to life on the murder count for the gun enhancement under section 12022.53, subdivision (d). As to count 2, the court sentenced Gaono to the middle term of six years, together with a determinate term of 20 years for the section 12022.53, subdivision (d) enhancement, resulting in a total sentence