People v. Chavez CA2/5

Facts On October 9, 2010, about 4:00 p.m., Larry Hooks was stopped at a traffic light at the intersection of Figueroa Street and Gage Avenue. He heard two to four gunshots, looked in his rear view mirror and saw a Ford F-150 followed by a black Jeep Cherokee, both traveling at a high rate of speed. The vehicles passed Hooks’ vehicle and ran the red

1 All further statutory references are to the Penal Code. 2 Appellant was charged with the attempted murder of John Doe, assault with a firearm on John Doe and shooting at an occupied vehicle in counts 1 through 3. Appellant was charged with assault with a firearm on Larry Hooks in count 5 and shooting at an occupied vehicle in count 8. The first jury impaneled to try appellant’s case could not reach a unanimous decision on any count, and the trial court declared a mistrial. The second jury convicted appellant of the charges in counts 2, 3 and 8, and acquitted him on the other counts.

2 light at the intersection at speeds of 60 to 80 miles per hour. There were two African- American males in the F-150 and two Hispanic males in the Jeep. As the vehicles drove away, Hooks saw the passenger of the Jeep lean out the window with his arm…