P. v. Silas CA2/4
Appellant Thomas Richard Silas shot his wife, Alana Silas (Alana), three times in the stomach on Christmas Day 2014 after a domestic quarrel, blowing off one of her fingers. The jury found him guilty of one count of attempted voluntary manslaughter and one count of mayhem. The court imposed and stayed an 18-year sentence for attempted manslaughter, and sentenced appellant to 29 years to life for mayhem. The original information charged appellant with attempted premeditated murder, and the sole contested issue on appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in permitting the prosecution to amend the information in the middle of trial to add the mayhem count.
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