P. v. Avery CA3
Defendant Sterling Lamont Avery was in a relationship with Jessica Mathis for about 18 months before they broke up. Mathis began dating Aaron Ramsey–the victim in this case–after the breakup, and Ramsey soon moved in with Mathis. About a month later, Ramsey was shot and killed by a man at a gas station. Mathis, who witnessed the killing, did not identify the killer at the preliminary hearing but at trial identified defendant as the perpetrator.
Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of first degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)) with an enhancement for personally and intentionally discharging a firearm, causing great bodily injury or death (§ 12022.53, subd. (d)). The trial court sentenced defendant to 50 years to life.
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