PEOPLE v. VILLA

No. C059808.

178 Cal.App.4th 443 (2009)

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. LUIS VILLA, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Third District.

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Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jackie Menaster, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, Michael P. Farrell, Assistant Attorney General, Julie A. Hokans and Jeffrey A. White, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

ROBIE, J.

A jury found defendant Luis Villa guilty of gross negligence in discharging a firearm, possession of a firearm by a juvenile previously adjudged a ward of the juvenile court, and possession of a loaded firearm in a public place. Defendant was 16 years old at the time of the offense. The trial court sentenced him as an adult to two years in state prison.

On appeal, defendant has four claims: (1) the evidence...

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