People v. Brown CA5

INTRODUCTION

Defendants Shawn Lamont Brown and LaChance Larue Thomas stand convicted of first degree willful, deliberate and premeditated murder of Von Randell Correia, Jr. (the victim) (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a), 189, subd. (a)).1 The jury found true special allegations that Brown proximately caused the victim’s death by personally and intentionally discharging a firearm within the meaning of section 12022.53, subdivision (d) (section 12022.53(d) or § 12022.53(d)); that Brown personally used a firearm during the commission of the offense within the meaning of section 12022.5, subdivision (a) (section 12022.5(a) or § 12022.5(a)); and that, as to Thomas, a principal was armed with a firearm during the commission of the offense within the meaning of section 12022, subdivision (a)(1) (section 12022(a)(1) or § 12022(a)(1)). Brown was sentenced to 25 years to life for the first degree murder conviction (§ 190, subd. (a)), and a consecutive 25-year-to-life term for personally and intentionally discharging a firearm under section 12022.53(d).2 Thomas was sentenced to 25 years to life for the first degree murder conviction, and a one-year term was imposed for the firearm enhancement…