Vasquez

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On August 4, 2017, Vasquez entered a Chevron gas station armed with a handgun. Vasquez approached the counter and demanded money from the attendant. The attendant complied by giving Vazquez $700 from the cash register. Vasquez quickly left the store and entered the passenger seat of a waiting vehicle. On August 6, 2017, Vasquez entered another Chevron gas station armed with a handgun. Vasquez approached the counter and demanded money from the attendant, who initially opened the cash register. But as Vasquez went around the counter, the attendant closed the register drawer. Vasquez hit the attendant in the face with the handgun, causing swelling, a bloody nose, and fractures to the attendant’s right orbital area. As Vasquez was leaving the store, he fired a single round into the attendant’s leg before running out and fleeing in a waiting vehicle. A few weeks later, Vasquez was arrested in Mexico.

Court Proceedings On July 16, 2020, the prosecution filed an amended complaint charging Vasquez with the following crimes: robbery (Aug. 4); assault with a firearm (Aug. 6); unlawful firearm possession (Aug. 4); attempted murder (Aug. 6); robbery (Aug. 6);…