People v. Hooks CA2/1

Filed 2/20/26 P. v. Hooks CA2/1 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

THE PEOPLE, B343649

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. TA056513) v.

VERNON HOOKS,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Kelvin Filer, Judge. Appeal dismissed. Dan E. Chambers, under appointment by the Court of Appeal; Vernon Hooks, in pro. per., for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent. _______________________________

Vernon Hooks appeals from an order denying his motion for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.1.1 Hooks’s appointed counsel filed a brief identifying no issues on appeal and requesting that we follow the procedures outlined in People v. Delgadillo (2022) 14 Cal.5th 216. (See People v. Rosemond (2025) 108 Cal.App.5th 667, 673 [Delgadillo applies to denial of relief under § 1172.1].)2 Hooks filed a supplemental brief arguing he is entitled to relief because, among other reasons, certain laws enacted after his conviction became final would potentially benefit him if the court were to resentence him. Because the order from which Hooks appeals is not appealable, we lack jurisdiction and therefore dismiss the appeal.

BACKGROUND In 2000, a jury found Hooks guilty of one count of attempted murder and one count of assault with a firearm and found various firearm and great bodily injury enhancements to be true. On direct appeal from the judgment, this court vacated the original sentence and remanded the matter for resentencing. (People v. Hooks (Mar. 21, 2002, B149218) [nonpub. opn.].) Upon remand, the court sentenced Hooks to 32 years to life in prison. On November 1, 2024, Hooks, as a self-represented litigant, filed a “motion for modification of sentence” referencing, among other statutes, Assembly Bill No. 600 (2023-2024 Reg. Sess.),