P. v. Bullette
A jury found defendant and appellant, Sonya Rochelle Bullette (hereafter defendant), guilty as charged of premeditated attempted murder in violation of Penal Code sections 664 and 187, subdivision (a)[1](count 1), discharging a firearm from a vehicle in violation of section 12034, subdivision (c) (count 2), and robbery in violation of section 211 (count 3). The jury also found true the special allegations that defendant personally discharged a firearm, causing great bodily injury within the meaning of section 12022.53, subdivision (d), and personally inflicted great bodily injury within the meaning of section 12022.7, subdivision (a). The trial court sentenced defendant to serve a term of life in prison on count 1, the attempted premeditated murder conviction, plus a term of 25 years to life on the firearm use enhancement.
Defendant contends in this appeal that the evidence is insufficient to support the jurys guilty verdicts on counts 1 and 2, and in any event the trial court did not properly instruct the jury on the charge alleged in count 2. Defendant also contends that the trial court erred when it allowed the prosecutor to introduce evidence of a statement made by the non-testifying codefendant and that the prosecutor improperly capitalized on that error. Court conclude that defendants claims are meritless and affirm the judgment.
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