People v. Barrios-Ixolin CA1/1
Opinion
Opinion
I.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL
BACKGROUND
The underlying facts are recited in our previous opinion. Briefly, in May 2016, 28-year-old Barrios-Ixolin encountered Williamson in the Mission District and agreed to pay her for sexual intercourse. At the time, he was carrying an unregistered revolver in his front pocket. Barrios-Ixolin and Williamson entered a portable restroom on the street, with Williamson standing in front of Barrios-Ixolin with her back to him. As they had sex, Barrios-Ixolin’s gun discharged, hitting Williamson in the upper body. According to Barrios-Ixolin, who testified in his own defense, the gun accidentally fired after Williamson reached back and grabbed it and he tried to take it away from her. After being shot, Williamson tried to run away but collapsed nearby, and she ultimately died from her wounds. Barrios-Ixolin, who claimed he did not realize Williamson was hit by the bullet, immediately left the scene and was arrested a few months later. Barrios-Ixolin was charged with felony counts of murder, carrying an unregistered loaded firearm in public, and carrying a concealed unregistered firearm.1 It was also alleged that during the murder he personally and