Richee

FACTS

I.

THE INFORMATION

The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office charged appellants with the murder of Daniel Gonzalez (count 1) and the “willful, deliberate and premeditated” attempted murders of A.P. and D.M. (counts 2 & 3), all committed in September 2020. The murder charge included a special circumstance allegation, asserting that appellants committed the murder by intentionally firing from a vehicle at a person outside the vehicle, with the intent to kill (Pen. Code, § 190. 2, subd. (a)(21); the drive-by special 2 circumstance). The information also alleged that in committing the attempted murders, Richee personally and intentionally discharged a firearm (§ 12022.53, subd. (c)). And it included allegations concerning Mooring’s prior convictions. The matter proceeded to a joint jury trial in August 2022.

II.

THE EVIDENCE AT TRIAL

A. The Shooting On the evening of September 7, 2020, Gonzalez, A.P., and D.M. were socializing with a group of other friends in an alley near an apartment complex. At some point, a white sedan with tinted windows sped down the alley and suddenly stopped by the group. The driver’s side faced the group. The man in the front passenger seat…