P. v. Mixon CA2/2
In an act of revenge following the shooting of their fellow gang member, defendants and appellants Ricardo Mixon (Mixon), Deshun Armstead (Armstead), and Daniel Hill (Hill) went into rival gang territory and shot and killed two innocent victims. Following a jury trial, defendants were each convicted of two counts of first degree premeditated murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)). As to each defendant and both counts, the jury found true the allegations that defendants had committed multiple murders (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(3)); the murders were gang-related (§ 186.22, subd. (b)(1)); and that a principal discharged a firearm causing death (§ 12022.53, subds. (d) & (e)(1)). The jury further found true the allegation that Mixon personally discharged a firearm causing death (§ 12022.53, subd. (d)).
Armstead and Mixon were each sentenced to 70 years to life in state prison plus two consecutive terms of life without the possibility of parole (LWOP). Hill was sentenced to 50 years to life in st
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