P. v. Mims CA1/5
A jury convicted appellant Antoine Leeotis Mims of several felonies, including attempted murder (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a), 664, subd. (a)), assault with a semiautomatic firearm (§ 245, subd. (b)), and shooting at a person from a car (§ 26100, subd. (c)). The jury found true various sentencing enhancement allegations, including allegations Mims committed the offenses for the benefit of a street gang (§ 186.22, subd. (b)(1)). The trial court sentenced Mims to 40 years to life in state prison.
Mims appeals, contending: (1) the court erred by denying his motion to exclude statements made in a custodial interview; (2) trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to object to evidence regarding Mims’s prior felony conviction and gang membership; (3) the court erred by instructing the jury that the right to self-defense cannot be contrived (CALCRIM No. 3472); and (4) cumulative errors require reversal.
We affirm.
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