Scott
People v. Scott
Opinion
Opinion
Klein, J.
Defendant and appellant, Wesley Eugene Scott, appeals from the judgment entered following his conviction, by jury trial, for assault with a firearm and felon in possession of a firearm, with firearm use, great bodily injury, prior prison term and prior serious felony enhancements (Pen. Code, §§ 245, 12021, 12022.5, 12022.7, 667.5, 667, subd. (a)(1)). Sentenced to a state prison term of 25 years, 4 months, he contends there was trial and sentencing error.
The judgment is affirmed.
Background
Viewed in accordance with the usual rule of appellate review (People v. Ochoa (1993) 6 Cal.4th 1199, 1206 [ 26 Cal.Rptr.2d 23 , 864 P.2d 103 ]), the evidence established the following.
1. Prosecution evidence.
Latanya Jackson lived at 1126 East 48th Street in Los Angeles County. She resided there with defendant Scott, Kaye Sawyer, and the owner of the house—93-year-old Eva Paulin. Jackson worked as Paulin’s caregiver. Jackson’s live-in boyfriend, Moses Botez, slept on a couch on the front porch. When Scott came home on July 6, 1996, he asked Sawyer and Paulin for money, and they told him they didn’t have any. Scott then approached Jackson and said, “Bitch, do you have any money?”…