People v. Jacinto CA6

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. Procedural History In January 2024, the Monterey County District Attorney filed an amended information charging Jacinto with the murder of Ismael “ ‘Angel’ ” Rodriguez Ledesma (§ 187, subd. (a); count 1), attempted murder of Kristy C.2 (§§ 187, subd. (a), 664; count 2), assault of Kristy with a deadly weapon (a knife) (§ 245, subd. (a); count 3), and possession of a firearm by a felon (§ 29800, subd. (a)(1); count 4). Attendant to the counts, the information alleged a firearm enhancement (§ 12022.53, subd. (d)) attached to count 1; a great bodily injury (GBI) enhancement (§ 12022.7, subd. (a)) and a deadly weapon enhancement (§ 12022, subd. (b)(1)) attached to count 2; and a GBI enhancement (§ 12022.7, subd. (a)) attached to count 3. In addition, the information alleged that Jacinto had suffered a strike prior conviction (strike prior) (§§ 667, subd. (d), 1170.12, subd. (b)) and a prior serious felony conviction (serious felony enhancement) (§ 667, subd. (a)(1)) based on a 2014 Nevada conviction of robbery with the use of a deadly weapon (Nev. Rev.

2 We refer to the surviving victim and a civilian trial witness by first

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