P. v. Buggs CA1/5
Lester Young was fatally shot by a man who came to the front door of a friend’s home where Young was staying. Two eyewitnesses identified appellant Steven A. Buggs, who knew Young, as the shooter. Following a jury trial at which he presented a defense of mistaken identity, appellant was convicted of first degree murder with firearm enhancements, including a finding that he personally and intentionally discharged a firearm in the commission of the offense, causing great bodily injury and death. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a), 12022.5, subd. (a), 12022.53, subds. (b)–(d).) The court found recidivist allegations to be true in a bifurcated proceeding (Pen. Code, §§ 667, subd. (a)(1), 667.5, subds. (b) & (c), 1170.12), and appellant was sentenced to prison for 75 years to life plus seven years.
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