People v. Medina CA3

FACTS

May 2, 2008, Shooting In May 2008, 15-year-old Brittany Sarantis was living with 19-year-old defendant Medina. In the early morning of May 2, Medina was driving Sarantis’s Impala; Sarantis was in the passenger seat and defendants Morton and Whitehead were in the rear seat, along with Sarantis’s cousin, 15-year-old Waylon Rocha. They had just left a liquor store and were driving down Florin Road. A black Lexus was driving erratically, close to the Impala, and appeared out of control. The car would speed up to right behind them and then brake. The occupants of the Impala were concerned and frightened. Medina pulled into a left turn lane and stopped, letting the Lexus pass by. Then, instead of turning, he continued to drive straight, running a red light and following the Lexus. Medina drove up beside the Lexus at a stop light. Sarantis lay down in her seat and Medina reached across her and fired several shots into the Lexus. Angelo Granados was driving the black Lexus and Miguel Ramos was his passenger. Ramos was shot in the knee, requiring stitches. Granados was shot in the

2 upper thigh. Both were taken to the hospital and were in great pain when first interviewed by the…