P. v. Christiansen
A jury found defendant Dan Vincent Christiansen guilty of two counts of attempted murder of a peace officer (counts 1 and 2), two counts of assault with a firearm on a peace officer (counts 3 and 4), and one count of discharge of a firearm with gross negligence (count 5), and found he personally discharged a firearm in the commission of counts 1 through 4. The jury also found the attempted murders were deliberate and premeditated. The court sentenced defendant to 20 years plus 15 years to life in prison with the possibility of parole. On appeal, defendant contends there was insufficient evidence to support a finding of premeditation and deliberation. He also contends the trial court erred when it denied his request for a jury instruction on the lesser included offense of attempted voluntary manslaughter. Court affirm the judgment.
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