People v. Sanchez CA6

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. Charges, verdict, and sentencing On July 25, 2022, the Monterey County District Attorney filed a first amended information charging Sanchez with one count of murder (§ 187, subd. (a); count 1), two counts of attempted murder (§§ 187, subd. (a), 664; counts 2, 3), two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm (§ 245, subd. (b); counts 4, 5), and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon (§ 29800, subd. (a)(1); count 6). As to counts 1 and 2, the information alleged that Sanchez personally and intentionally discharged a firearm inflicting great bodily injury or death on the victims (§ 12022.53, subd. (d)) and, as to count 3, that Sanchez personally and intentionally discharged a firearm (§ 12022.53, subd. (c)). With respect to counts 4 and 5, the information alleged that Sanchez personally used a firearm (§ 12022.5, subd. (a)) and, as to count 4, also alleged that Sanchez inflicted great bodily injury on the victim (§ 12022.7, subd. (a)). Finally, the information alleged a number of aggravating factors, specifically, that: “(a)(1) The crime involved great violence, great bodily harm, threat of great bodily harm, or other acts…