P. v. Salgado CA2/4
After defendant Eduardo Salgado lightly hit the back of another car at a stoplight, he was confronted by the other driver. Remaining seated in his car, defendant picked up and cocked or racked his handgun and asked the other driver, “Is there any damage?” The jury convicted defendant of one count of making criminal threats and one count of possession of a concealed firearm. On appeal, defendant contends his criminal threats conviction was based on his nonverbal conduct and therefore cannot stand pursuant to People v. Gonzalez (2017) 2 Cal.5th 1138 (Gonzalez). He also argues that the trial court erred in failing to give a self-defense instruction. In addition, he raises a constitutional challenge to his conviction on the concealed firearm count. We affirm the convictions on both counts. We also conclude that defendant has forfeited his right to challenge the conditions of his probation.
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