People v. Blessett CA3

Filed 1/26/22 P. v. Blessett CA3 Review denied 5/25/22; reposted with Supreme Court order and statement

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

THE PEOPLE, C074267

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 12F01121)

v.

OPINION ON TRANSFER

ANTOINE LAMAR BLESSETT,

Defendant and Appellant.

After an argument precipitated by references to their respective gangs, the victim Christopher Sisoukchaleun, took off his shirt to fight defendant Antoine Lamar Blessett. Instead, defendant followed Sisoukchaleun into the street and shot him between the eyes at nearly point-blank range with a firearm he had retrieved only moments earlier from his pickup truck, which was parked nearby. Defendant then…