P.

BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION

The pertinent factual and procedural background require little elaboration:

two Santa Ana police officers passing by in their vehicle observed Gonzalez pointing a

gun at a man outside a laundromat on Bristol Street. The gun “jerk[ed]” backwards, the

officers heard at least one gunshot and then saw the victim hand something to Gonzalez.

An eyewitness later provided more detail, describing how Gonzalez confronted the victim

with the gun and demanded money, the victim complied but Gonzalez became angry at

the amount the victim handed over, fired two rounds into the wall behind the victim to

demonstrate “[t]his gun isn’t fake,” and collected more money from the victim.

Meanwhile, the officers made a U-turn, exited their vehicle, and chased Gonzalez into a nearby home, where they found him hiding in a closet.

After the jury returned its verdict as noted, the trial court sentenced

Gonzalez to 27 years in prison, consisting of the low term of two years for robbery, with

a 20-year consecutive enhancement for discharging a gun during the offense, and a five-

year consecutive term for the prior serious felony conviction. The court imposed a

concurrent…