People v. Pala CA4/3

Filed 8/8/23 P. v. Pala CA4/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, G062058

v. (Super. Ct. No. 15CF1719)

URIEL JESUS PALA, OPINION

Defendant and Appellant.

Appeal from a postjudgment order of the Superior Court of Orange County, Lance P. Jensen, Judge. Affirmed. Law Offices of Allen G. Weinberg and Allen G. Weinberg, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Uriel Jesus Pala appeals the summary denial of his petition for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.6.1 His court-appointed counsel filed a brief pursuant to People v. Delgadillo (2022) 14 Cal.5th 216, 221–222 (Delgadillo). This court notified Pala that he had 30 days to file any supplemental brief deemed necessary, or the matter may be dismissed as abandoned. (Ibid.) None was filed. In the interests of justice, we have examined the record on appeal and find no arguable error that could result in a disposition more favorable to Pala. (Id. at p. 232.) We thus affirm. FACTS A summary of the underlying facts is taken from this court’s unpublished opinion, People v. Hernandez and Pala (G054544, Nov. 28, 2018) [nonpub. opn.] (first appeal), for background purposes. One night in 2015, Martin F. and two other pedestrians were walking down the street in Santa Ana. A sedan pulled out from a nearby side street, and as it passed Martin, its lights turned off. The sedan stopped and two or three men exited the car. Seconds later, the two pedestrians ran past Martin. Martin heard “firecrackers,” but someone else heard gunshots. Martin fell to the ground; he had been shot once in the buttock. Shortly afterwards, law enforcement found the sedan, with Pala alone inside. It was parked at an apartment complex where Jose Hernandez lived and was found. Hernandez, who owned the sedan, was later identified as the driver. Pala was charged with attempted premediated murder (§ 187, subd. (a), 664, subd. (a); counts 1–3 [John Doe 1, John Doe 2, and Martin, respectively]), assault with a firearm (§ 245, subd. (a)(2); counts 4–6 [same victims, respectively]), and battery with serious bodily injury (§ 243, subd. (d); count 7 [Martin]). The information also alleged several enhancements: criminal street gang activity for all counts (§ 186.22,