What are the consequences of a second-degree murder case?

Defendant was charged, along with a codefendant, with one count of murder (Pen. Code, 187, subd. (a)). Defendant and his codefendant (who is not a party to this appeal) are half brothers and they were accused of murdering the ex-girlfriend of the codefendant. Defendants were tried jointly before separate juries. The jury found defendant guilty of second degree murder. Defendant was sentenced to state prison for a term of 15 years to life.

This court affirmed defendant's conviction in an unpublished opinion (People v. Parra (Apr. 12, 2017, B267163) [nonpub. opn.]).