P. v. Orosco CA3
Defendant Anthony Nabor Orosco shot his girlfriend in the face with a .22-caliber revolver while the two were involved in a physical altercation on defendant’s bed. The bullet’s path of travel transected major blood vessels in the base of her skull, causing massive blood loss and resulting in her drowning in her own blood. Defendant was convicted by jury of second degree murder and possession of a short-barreled rifle found in his bedroom after the murder. With respect to the murder count, the jury found an allegation defendant personally used a firearm to be true, but found an allegation he personally and intentionally discharged that firearm to be not true. The trial court sentenced defendant to serve an indeterminate term of 15 years to life in state prison consecutive to an aggregate determinate term of 13 years.
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