P. v. Yanez CA4/2
On March 11, 2015, Gilbert Lopez died from gunshot wounds following a verbal argument with defendant and appellant, Salvador Yanez IV. Defendant was charged and convicted by a jury of the second degree murder of Lopez (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)) and being a felon in possession of a firearm (§ 29800, subd. (a)(1)). The jury also found true special allegations that defendant discharged a firearm and caused great bodily injury or death in the commission of the murder. (§ 12022.53, subd. (d).) In a bifurcated proceeding, the trial court found defendant had suffered a prior conviction for a serious or violent felony pursuant to section 667, subdivision (a) and a prior strike conviction pursuant to section 667, subdivisions (b) through (i).
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