People v. Shinn CA5

Filed 2/9/23 P. v. Shinn CA5

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE, F084566 Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. VCF373926) v.

ALEXANDER JUDE SHINN, OPINION Defendant and Appellant.

THE COURT* APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Tulare County. Melinda Myrle Reed, Judge. Marcia R. Clark, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Office of the State Attorney General, Sacramento, California, for Plaintiff and Respondent. -ooOoo-

* Before Hill, P. J., Meehan, J. and DeSantos, J.

Appointed counsel for defendant Alexander Jude Shinn, who was convicted by jury trial of first degree murder, asked this court to review the record to determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) Defendant was advised of his right to file a supplemental brief within 30 days of the date of filing of the opening brief. Defendant did not respond. Finding no arguable error that would result in a disposition more favorable to defendant, we affirm the judgment. BACKGROUND In the early morning of December 8, 2018, defendant killed one of his housemates, Brian Alexander Garza, by striking his head with a breaker bar when he was asleep and then strangling him. Defendant dragged the body into his vehicle, returned to clean up the blood, then drove to an orchard and dumped the body. On the way home, he called his mother and confessed. Then he called 911 and confessed. At the police station, after receiving a Miranda1 warning, defendant confessed again in a recorded statement.2 Defendant’s trial theory was that he did kill Garza, but he was guilty of a crime lesser than first degree murder. On May 27, 2021, the Tulare County District Attorney filed an information charging defendant with murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)) and the personal use of a deadly and dangerous weapon in the commission of the murder (Pen. Code, § 12022, subd. (b)(1)). On February 14, 2022, a jury found defendant guilty of first degree murder and found true the weapon allegation. On May 5, 2022, the trial court sentenced defendant to 25 years to life, plus one year for the weapon enhancement.