People v. Garcia CA3

BACKGROUND

Incidents Before the Shooting Around 9:00 p.m. on January 28, 2018, James Hunt was standing with his cousin on the curb of a sidewalk in a Sacramento neighborhood when the door of a white Chrysler driving by swung open and struck Hunt’s cousin. Hunt’s cousin recognized the car as belonging to defendant, the nephew of a woman with whom Hunt’s cousin had recently broken up. It appeared to Hunt’s cousin that multiple people were inside the car, including his ex-girlfriend, defendant’s aunt. Hunt and his cousin chased the Chrysler in their car, and eventually collided with it on purpose, pushing the Chrysler into a fence. The driver of the Chrysler fled on foot (the passengers apparently had gotten out moments before the collision). Hunt and his cousin “hopped out to go catch” the driver, but Hunt’s cousin changed his mind and told Hunt: “[C]ome on, let’s get back in the car. Let’s go, . . . we’re going to end up going to jail. It’s not worth it.” Hunt ignored his cousin and moved towards the Chrysler. Hunt’s cousin drove away. Video of the incident showed a car that belonged to Felicia Bauman (a codefendant at trial) arrive at the crash scene moments later. The Shooting…