P. v. Quintero CA5
Defendant Miguel Angel Quintero and two codefendants, Jesus Castillo and Roberto Estrada, were charged with several crimes in connection with a robbery and shooting at an ATM. The information charged defendant with attempted murder (count 1; Pen. Code, §§ 664, 187, subd. (a)), carjacking (count 2; § 215, subd. (a)), first degree robbery (count 3; § 211), assault with a firearm (count 4; § 245, subd. (a)(2)), and assault with a deadly weapon (i.e., a knife) (count 5; § 245, subd. (a)(1).) The information also alleged that all five crimes were committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, and in association with a criminal street gang (§ 186.22, subd. (b)(1)(A)– (C).) Finally, the information alleged that with respect to counts 1, 2, and 3, a principal (i.e., Jesus Castillo) intentionally discharged a firearm proximately causing great bodily injury to the victim, Jeffrey Gould (referred to in the complaint as “J.G.”) (§ 12022.53, subds. (c)–(e)(1).)
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