People v. Guillen CA2/5

I. INTRODUCTION

A jury found defendant Raymond Guillen guilty of one count of murder (Pen. Code1, § 187, subd. (a)), two counts of attempted willful, deliberate, and premeditated murder (attempted premeditated murder; §§ 664, 187, subd. (a)), and two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon (§ 29800, subd. (a)(1)).2 On appeal, defendant challenges his conviction on four of these counts, contending that the trial court erred in making various evidentiary rulings.3 We affirm.

II. BACKGROUND

A. Procedural History

1. Amended Information

On October 18, 2021, the Los Angeles County District Attorney (District Attorney) filed an amended information charging defendant, Raul Saenz, and Anthony Jimenez with various crimes. As relevant to the instant appeal, the information charged defendant with: the murder of Raul Alaniz (count 1); the attempted premeditated murder of Luis Monreal

Further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise indicated.

Defendant was tried three times.

Defendant does not appeal his conviction on count 5, which charged him with possessing a gun as a convicted felon on a date two weeks after the charged…