P. v. Cortez
Defendants Norma Lilian Cortez and Rodrigo Alonso Bernal were charged by amended information with premeditated murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a); count 1)[1] and attempted premeditated murder (§§ 664/187, subd. (a); count 2). It was alleged that Bernal personally used a firearm, discharged a firearm, and discharged a firearm causing great bodily injury or death. (§ 12022.53, subds. (b), (c), (d); counts 1 & 2). As to both Cortez and Bernal, it was alleged that a principal personally used a firearm, discharged a firearm, and discharged a firearm causing great bodily injury or death. (§ 12022.53, subds. (b), (c), (d), (e)(1); counts 1 & 2). The information also included gang allegations (§ 186.22, subd. (b)(1)(C), (4)). The defendants were found guilty by the jury, and all special allegations were found to be true. They were each sentenced to an aggregate term of 50 years to life.
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