People v. Hanson CA3

BACKGROUND

On July 20, 1999, defendant got into a verbal altercation with Jasmine A. (People v. Hanson, supra, C039008.) Jasmine ran from defendant and he “gave chase.” (Ibid.) When defendant caught up with Jasmine, she turned around and he “struck her on the nose with a gun, causing her to fall.” (Ibid.) Defendant then “shot Jasmine in the face, neck[,] and shoulder. Jasmine managed to run away and was taken to a hospital. The wounds were through-and-through, causing six holes in Jasmine, all of which were life threatening.” (Ibid.) At defendant’s trial, the jury was instructed that defendant could be found guilty of attempted murder only if he acted with the specific intent to kill Jasmine when he shot her. The jury also was instructed on the lesser included offense of attempted voluntary

2 On the court’s own motion, we take judicial notice of our prior unpublished opinion. (Evid. Code, §§ 452, 459.)

2 manslaughter. Ultimately, the jury found defendant guilty of attempted murder (§§ 664/187), as well as assault with a firearm (§ 245, subd. (a)(2)).3 (People v. Hanson, supra, C039008.) Relative to the attempted murder conviction, the jury also found true the allegation that,…