People v. Young CA1/3

Filed 12/12/25 P. v. Young CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

A168131

v. CHRISTOPHER YOUNG, (Napa County Super. Ct. No. 20CR001796) Defendant and Appellant.

Defendant Christopher Young appeals a judgment entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of murder and other crimes. He contends the trial court abused its discretion and deprived him of due process by admitting photographs of the victim while alive, photographs of himself holding a gun, and evidence of an uncharged incident of criminal conduct a week before the murder. We affirm the judgment.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Defendant was convicted of killing 18-year-old Nathan Garza, who was apparently a complete…