People v. Seals CA6

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On February 7, 2020, Seals went to a night club with Corey Page. After the night club closed, Page, Seals, and two other individuals got into a car, circled the parking lot, and stopped near a group of other individuals. Surveillance cameras in the vicinity recorded what happened next. A man, Chanda El, approached Page while holding a gun

1 All further unspecified statutory references are to the Penal Code.

2 at his side. Another man, Fernando Fernandez, took Page aside and spoke briefly with him. Afterwards, Fernandez walked away with El, a gun discernible in Fernandez’s hand, and Page went to Seals, who gave him a gun. Fernandez then walked away from the group opposite Page, but Page circled around and shot Fernandez five times, killing him. Page and Seals were charged with murder and attempted murder. In addition, Seals was charged with carrying a loaded firearm not registered to him in violation of section 25850, subdivisions (a) and (c)(6). After trial, the jury acquitted Page and Seals of both murder and attempted murder. However, the jury found Page guilty of the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter. The jury found…