P. v. Reed
Johnny Leroy Reed (Reed) and Damion Byrd (Byrd) were convicted of first degree murder of Harold Butler, Jr., premeditated attempted murder of Akwood Rollins and Jaswant Deol, and assault with a semiautomatic firearm on Luis Leon and Aracelli Leon. Byrd was also convicted of committing a residential burglary. With respect to the murder of Harold Butler, Jr., the jury found true an allegation that Reed personally discharged a firearm proximately causing death (Pen. Code, 12022.53, subd. (d),[1] and that Byrd personally discharged a firearm ( 12022.53, subd. (c)). With respect to the two attempted murder counts, the jury found true allegations that Reed and Byrd personally discharged a firearm in the commission of the offense ( 12022.53, subd. (c)). The jury also found true, with respect to each count of murder and attempted murder, that each defendant personally used a firearm within the meaning of section 12022.5, subdivision (a)(1).
The court sentenced Reed to 98 years to life in state prison, and Byrd to 74 years four months in prison. They each filed timely notices of appeal.
The judgment is affirmed,
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