People v. Muhammad 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, E079287

v. (Super.Ct.No. RIF1770138)

FARD MUHAMMAD, OPINION

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from the Superior Court of Riverside County. Louis R. Hanoian, Judge.

(Retired Judge of the San Diego Super. Ct. assigned by the Chief Justice pursuant to art.

VI, § 6 of the Cal. Const.) Affirmed.

Fard Muhammad, in pro. per.; and Siri Shetty, under appointment by the Court of

Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

1

Fard Muhammad appeals from the trial court’s denial of his petition under former

section 1170.95 (now section 1172.6) of the Penal Code. (Undesignated statutory

references are to this code.) We affirm.

BACKGROUND

In 2018, a jury convicted Muhammad and a codefendant of premeditated first

degree murder (§ 187, subd. (a)), active participation in a criminal street gang (§ 186.22,