People v. Pacheco

Defendant, then age 17, was convicted of first degree murder and robbery based on accountability for death of her uncle, who her fiance hit over head with hammer during robbery; and unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle. Sentence of 30 years for murder was within court's discretion. Counsel was not ineffective for failing to object to leading nature of questions of fiance as to text messages, as matter of trial strategy, so as not to appear obstructionist, as text messages would be admitted. (HOLDER WHITE, concurrring; APPLETON, dissenting.)