P. v. Vela CA5
What began as a verbal altercation between two couples ended in a violent street fight. One of the couples, Sammy E. and Jeannette H., suffered serious injuries. The other couple, codefendants Manuel Antonio Vela and Gloria Ramirez, was arrested and charged in a 10-count information with two counts of attempted murder (Pen. Code, §§ 664/187, subd. (a)), four counts of assault with a deadly weapon (§ 245, subd. (a)(1)), two counts of mayhem (§ 203) and two counts of aggravated mayhem (§ 205).
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