HANLON, P.J.
In this appeal we hold that grossly negligent discharge of a firearm in violation of Penal Code section 246.3 is an offense "inherently dangerous to human life" which will support a conviction of second degree felony murder.
I.
On May 18, 1997, appellant James Clem fired a rifle out of the window of his second story apartment, and the bullet struck and killed a man standing in the street below. Appellant testified that he had been assaulted...
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