P. v. Garcia CA2/4
In 1996, appellant Antonio Salgado shot a man at a Compton gas station at the behest of his coworker, appellant Antonio Garcia. The man survived the attempt on his life, and Garcia and Salgado avoided liability for the crime after another person was misidentified as, and convicted of being the shooter.
As part of a renewed investigation 20 years later, the wrongfully convicted man’s brother, Miguel Contreras, surreptitiously recorded conversations with Garcia, Salgado, and a third coconspirator. Those primarily Spanish recordings and their English translations formed part of the evidence admitted at Garcia and Salgado’s 2019 joint jury trial for attempted willful, deliberate, and premeditated murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and, as to Salgado only, felon in possession and firearm enhancements. The jury found appellants guilty as charged. The court sentenced Garcia to a total term of 25 years to life and Salgado to a total term of 60 years to life.
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