People v. Morales CA4/2

Filed 9/26/23 P. v. Morales 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, E080798

v. (Super.Ct.No. RIF1603611)

JOSEPH WILLIAM MORALES, OPINION

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from the Superior Court of Riverside County. John D. Molloy, Judge.

Dismissed.

Patricia L. Brisbois, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and

Appellant.

No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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Defendant and appellant Joseph William Morales appeals from the trial court’s

order denying his petition for resentencing pursuant to Penal Code1 former section

1170.95 (now renumbered to section 1172.6). For the reasons set forth post, we dismiss

the appeal.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

On March 26, 2019, a jury convicted defendant of second degree murder under

section 187, subdivision (a), and found true that defendant personally used a knife to