P.

Filed 4/2/13 P. v. Sanchez CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(San Joaquin)

THE PEOPLE, C064103

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. Nos. SF105530A,

SF105530B)

v.

RICHARD GARCIA SANCHEZ et al.,

Defendants and Appellants.

Following a joint trial before separate juries, defendants Richard Garcia Sanchez and Francisco Mendez were convicted of the first degree murder of Sergio Reyes (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)1; count 1), with two special circumstances, discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle with the intent to inflict death (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(21)) and being an active participant in a criminal street gang and carrying out the murder to further the activities of the gang (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(22)).…