P. v. Blinks CA5
Defendant Dontrell Blinks was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon; possession of ammunition by a felon; gang participation; and misdemeanor obstruction of a peace officer. The information further alleged: as to counts 1 through 3, he was convicted of grossly negligent discharge of a firearm in 2003 and gang participation in 2012, both of which constitute “strike” offenses and serious felonies; as to counts 1 through 3, he served prison terms for the aforementioned 2003 and 2012 convictions as well as a 2004 conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon; as to count 1, he was armed with a deadly weapon; and, as to counts 1 and 2, he committed the offense for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with a criminal street gang. Following a trial, the jury found defendant guilty as charged.
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