People v. Huerta CA3

BACKGROUND

In 2005, a jury found Huerta guilty of seven offenses: attempted murder of a peace officer (§ 664/187, subd. (a)—count one); two counts of assault with a firearm on a peace officer (§ 245, subd. (d)(1)—counts two & three); two counts of possession of a firearm having been convicted of a felony (§ 12021, subd. (a)(1)—counts four & seven); infliction of corporal injury upon a spouse (§ 273.5, subd. (a)—count five); and discharging a firearm at an occupied building (§ 246—count six). The jury also found true allegations that Huerta inflicted great bodily injury and intentionally and personally discharged a firearm causing great bodily injury in committing attempted murder and one of the assaults and that he personally used a firearm in committing the other assault. Huerta admitted allegations that he had previously been convicted of a serious felony and had served a prior prison term. The trial court sentenced Huerta to an aggregate term of 75 years to life in prison, comprised of consecutive terms of 30 years to life for attempted murder of a peace officer, 25 years to life for the attached firearm enhancement, four years for one assault count, six years eight months for…