Jimenez

Statement of the Case

Javier Jimenez appeals from the judgment on a jury verdict convicting him of numerous offenses stemming from his attack on his estranged girlfriend and a subsequent high-speed vehicle chase to avoid apprehension. Officers found a loaded Uzi assault rifle on the floorboard of his vehicle. In the published portion of the opinion we consider his contentions: (1) he was improperly convicted of possession of an assault weapon (Pen. Code, § 12280, subd. (b)) because the People failed to prove the newly enacted exception in subdivision (e) did not apply to him, and (2) the court improperly imposed a one-year consecutive term pursuant to section 12280, subdivision (c). In the unpublished portion of the opinion we consider his claims of insufficient evidence to sustain his convictions of child endangerment (§ 273a, subds. (1) & (2)), and hit and run with property damage (Veh. Code, § 20002, subd. (a)). We conclude there is insufficient evidence to support the Vehicle Code section 20002 conviction but otherwise will affirm.

Statement of Facts

Discussion

I. Was defendant improperly convicted of possession of an assault weapon (§ 12280) because the People…