Skenandore
People v. Skenandore
Opinion
Opinion
Neil Warren Skenandore and Pierre Adair Parent appeal after they were each convicted by a jury of two counts of attempted murder (Pen. Code, §§ 664, 187), three counts of assault with a deadly weapon (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)), one count of receiving stolen property (Pen. Code, § 496), and one count of possession of a concealable firearm by an ex-felon (Pen. Code, § 12021). The jury also found true allegations as to each appellant that a principal was armed with a firearm (Pen. Code, § 12022, subd. (a)), and as to Skenandore only that he personally used a firearm (Pen. Code, § 12022.5). Skenandore also admitted the truth of an allegation that he had served a prior felony term (Pen. Code, § 667.5, subd. (b)).
Appellants originally filed a brief identifying no arguable issues, under People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 [ 158 Cal.Rptr. 839 , 600 P.2d 1071 ], which would have required this court to review the entire record to determine whether there were arguable issues ( 25 Cal.3d at p. 441 ). However, they later filed a “supplemental opening brief” which did identify and argue a legitimate issue. Accordingly, we treat this as a standard appeal, not subject to the…