People v. Cornelius CA3

Filed 9/21/16 P. v. Cornelius CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

THE PEOPLE, C073004

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. Nos. 08F09791, 05F03667, 08F09027) v.

TOMMY BERNARDO CORNELIUS, JR., et al.,

Defendants and Appellants.

On Halloween night 2008, a man (the victim) was at a Shell station across from Arden Fair Mall to pump gas when one of the defendants here, George Christian, asked where he was from. The victim answered, “ ‘San Francisco.’ ” This set off a group beating of the victim by Christian and others in the Killa Mobb street gang that ended up with the victim severely injured.

1 One jury found Christian guilty of attempted murder, mayhem, assault with a firearm, and…