Defendant-appellant, Melvin Cornett, appeals his jury conviction for murder with a firearm specification, for which he was sentenced to fifteen years to life with an additional three years of actual incarceration for the firearm specification.
Appellant had a stormy relationship with Angela Ratliff, who was either his girlfriend or common-law wife. Appellant occasionally threatened to...
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