P. v. Blanco
Pablo Blanco and Daniel Gonzalez (hereinafter collectively referred to as appellants and individually by their last names) timely appealed from their convictions on two counts of attempted premeditated murder and two counts of assault with a firearm. The jury found true gang and firearm allegations. On one of the attempted premeditated murder charges, the court sentenced each of the appellants to life, with an additional 25 years to life for the firearm enhancement. On the second attempted premeditated murder charge, the court sentenced each of the appellants to a consecutive term of life, with an additional 20 years for the firearm enhancement. The court stayed the sentence on the remaining counts and enhancements. Among other issues, appellants contend there was insufficient evidence to support two attempted murder convictions, the court misinstructed the jury about a kill zone and about the natural and probable consequences doctrine, and the court did not adequately insure the panel was not tainted by the misconduct of a discharged juror. We affirm the judgments.
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