People v. Chambers CA1/4

BACKGROUND

A. Charged Offenses On May 3, 2019, the Alameda County District Attorney filed a multi-count information against Chambers.2 Count one charged Chambers with the murder of Xin Hoang (§ 187, subd. (a)). Count two charged Chambers with the attempted murder of Tam Huynh (§§ 187, 664). Count three charged Chambers with assaulting Tam Huynh with a semiautomatic firearm (§ 245, subd.(b)). Count four charged Chambers with assaulting Linda Johnson with a semiautomatic firearm (§ 245, subd. (b)). Count five charged Chambers with possession of a firearm by a felon (§ 29800, subd. (a)(1)). The information specially alleged that Chambers personally discharged a firearm causing great bodily injury and death to Xin Hoang (counts one and two) (§§ 12022.7, subd. (a), 12022.53, subds. (b)-(d), 12022.5, subd. (a). and that he personally used a firearm, causing great bodily injury to Tam Huynh and Linda Johnson, counts three and four, respectively. (§§ 1203.06, subd.(a)(1), 12022.5, subd. (a)). B. Evidence at Trial 1. Possible Robbery of the 11th Avenue Gambling Shack On the evening of August 26, 2018, Tam Huynh was working as the manager of an illegal gambling shack located at…