Villegas

The trial court found defendant and appellant Anthony Jesus Villegas guilty of attempted first degree murder (count I), 1 mayhem (willfully, unlawfully and maliciously disabling and rendering useless the legs of Richard Mercado) (count II), 2 and assault with a firearm (count III). 3 The court also found true the following enhancement allegations: (1) with regard to counts I and II, defendant personally and intentionally discharged a firearm and proximately caused great bodily injury; 4 (2) with regard to counts I, II, and III, defendant committed the offenses in association with, and for the benefit of, a criminal street gang; 5 and (3) with regard to count III, defendant personally used a firearm, 6 and he personally inflicted great bodily injury upon the victim who suffered permanent paralysis as a result. 7 The court sentenced defendant to a total prison term of 40 years to life.

On appeal, defendant contends: (1) there was insufficient evidence to support a conviction of attempted murder of Richard Mercado; (2) there was *1222 insufficient evidence to support a conviction of mayhem; (3) there was insufficient evidence to support the gang enhancement allegation…