Schaefer

Appellant Daniel Thomas Schaefer is appealing his conviction for second degree murder and the manufacture of methamphetamine. He contends that (1) the determination of whether manufacturing methamphetamine was a seriously dangerous felony should have been made by the jury, not the trial court; (2) the jury should have been instructed that the accidental death of an accomplice did not trigger the felony-murder rule; (3) the jury should have been instructed that the principles of aiding and abetting did not apply to the firearms allegations; and (4) the trial court should have given a knowledge instruction regarding a count of possession of a short-barreled shotgun.

We find no error, and affirm.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The 14-count second amended information charged appellant with murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a), count 1); four counts of manufacturing methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11379.6, subd. (a); counts 2, 5, 9 & 13); three counts of possession of pseudoephedrine with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11383, subd. (c)(1); counts 3, 6 & 10); two counts of recklessly causing a fire to an inhabited structure (§ 452, subd. (b);…