P. v. Paul
On February 2, 2007, an information was filed charging appellant Tracy Vaughn Paul in count 1 with the murder of Branden Terrell (Pen. Code, 187, subd. (a)), and in count 2 with possession of a firearm as a felon (Pen. Code, 12021, subd. (a)(1)).[1] The information alleged under count 1 that appellant had personally used a firearm causing great bodily injury ( 12022.53, subds. (b), (c), (d)), and that the offense had been committed for the benefit of a criminal street gang ( 186.22, subd. (b)(1)(C)); in addition, the information alleged that appellant had two prior convictions within the scope of the Three Strikes law ( 667, subds. (b)-(i), 1170.12, subds. (a)-(d)), two prior convictions for a serious felony ( 667, subd. (a)(1)), and four prior convictions ( 667.5, subd. (b)). Appellant pleaded not guilty.
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