P. v. Esquer CA5
Following a shooting at a shopping mall in Visalia, codefendants Adrian Esquer and Anthony Alex Hanson were arrested and charged with six counts of attempted murder (Pen. Code, §§ 664, 187, subd. (a)) (counts 1–6). During trial, the prosecutor amended the information to add two counts of assault with a deadly weapon (§ 245, subd. (a)) (counts 7 & 8). Esquer and Hanson were convicted by jury on all eight counts. The jury also found true that the attempted murders of four victims were willful, deliberate and premeditated (counts 1, 3, 4 & 5) and the crimes were committed for the benefit of a criminal street gang (§ 186.22, subd. (b)(1) (counts 1–8). In addition, the jury found true the attached firearms and great bodily injury (GBI) enhancements (§§ 12022.5, subd. (a), 12022.7, 12022.53, subds. (b)–(e)(1).
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