People v. Boston CA5

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Boston was charged in an information with one count of murder (Pen. Code, 1 § 187), with the further allegation that he personally discharged a firearm resulting in great bodily injury or death (§ 12022.53, subd. (d)). The information further alleged Boston had suffered a prior serious felony conviction (§ 667, subd. (a)(1)), which was a prior strike offense under the Three Strikes law (§§ 667, subds. (b)–(i), 1170.12, subds. (a)–(d)). A jury convicted Boston of second degree murder and found true the firearm enhancement allegation. The trial court found true the prior serious felony and prior strike enhancement allegations in a bifurcated proceeding. The trial court sentenced Boston to 60 years to life, composed of 15 years to life for murder, doubled to 30 years to life for the prior strike, 25 years to life for the firearm enhancement, and 5 years for the prior serious felony conviction.

FACTS

The crime occurred on May 6, 2018, and the trial took place in December 2023 through January 2024.

I. Background and relationship

In 2018, Boston and Taylor were romantically involved. Boston, a truck driver who sometimes lived in his big rig, had prior…