People v. Mason CA2/3

BACKGROUND

Our opinion in Mason’s previous appeal sets forth the facts. In summary, deputies were parked near a liquor store on the evening of January 18, 2016. A Lincoln Town Car sped by, then stopped in front of the liquor store. Mason burst out of the driver’s side and fired several shots at a white Honda Civic as it drove away. One deputy saw two people—identified only as John Doe and Jane Doe—in the Civic. When Mason turned around and saw the deputies, he ran away, handing the gun to a fellow gang member. Deputies caught him. (Mason I.) Surveillance video showed Mason and another man in gang colors in a confrontation with Jane Doe inside the store. Outside the store, Mason and John Doe began fighting with their fists. Mason got into a car that drove away. John Doe and Jane Doe got into the Civic. Mason then drove up in the Lincoln, the Civic took off, and Mason got out of the Lincoln and started firing at the Civic. Police never found John Doe or Jane Doe. (Mason I.) The People charged Mason with shooting at an occupied motor vehicle (count 1); attempted murder of John Doe and Jane Doe (counts 2 and 3); possession of a firearm by a felon (count 4); and possession of…