People v. Nava CA2/2

FACTS

Prosecution Evidence On September 29, 2012, at approximately 10:50 p.m., Jessila Suarez, age 25, was driving her Lexus on Glen Avenue in Pomona accompanied by 17-year-old Marlyn R., 16-year-old Yesenia C., and 15-year-old Marlene C. Marlyn, who was pregnant, was sitting in the front passenger seat, and sisters Yesenia and Marlene were in the back. Suarez was stopped at the traffic light at the intersection of Glen Avenue and Orange Grove Avenue and waiting to turn left when she saw the headlights of a vehicle approaching from behind. The vehicle, a white F-150 pickup truck, crossed over into the oncoming traffic lane and pulled up beside Suarez’s driver’s side window, which was lowered. The passenger in the front seat of the truck smiled at Suarez and pointed a gun at her. He said, “Bitch, you’re gonna die today.” He then fired the gun. Suarez heard numerous gunshots as she leaned over Marlyn to protect Marlyn’s unborn child. Suarez decided to get away and accelerated while making a right turn onto Orange Grove Avenue. She drove her car to the Pomona Valley Hospital. Marlene was shot in the leg and Yesenia was shot in the back. The bullet in Yesenia’s spine could not be…