PEOPLE v. MORQUECHO

B199569

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ISAAC MORQUECHO, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second Appellate District, Division One

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Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynda A. Romero, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Kristofer Jorstad and Alene M. Games, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


HASTINGS, J.*

Lazaro Aranda accosted defendant Isaac Morquecho at a party, began arguing with defendant, and physically challenged defendant by raising his fists like a boxer. Defendant, who was carrying a loaded rifle underneath his coat, fired a shot into the air as a warning for Aranda to back off. Aranda, who was unarmed, took off his shirt, kept his fists raised, and said to defendant: "Shoot me if you have the balls." Defendant shot...

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